Name: Xenorhabdus bovienii (Akhurst 1983) Akhurst and Boemare 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Xenorhabdus nematophila subsp. bovienii corrig. Akhurst 1983

Etymology: bo.vie’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. bovienii, of Bovien, named for P. Bovien who first reported the presence of bacteria in the intestinal vesicle of a Steinernema species

Pronunciation, gender: bo-WIE-ni-i, feminine

Type strain: ACM 2210; ATCC 35271; DSM 4766; T228; UQM 2210

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X82252 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Akhurst RJ, Boemare NE. A numerical taxonomic study of the genus Xenorhabdus (Enterobacteriaceae) and proposed elevation of the subspecies of X. nematophilus to species. J Gen Microbiol 1988; 134:1835-1845.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 47. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:864-865.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Xenorhabdus nematophilus subsp. bovienii Akhurst 1983	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling, distinct rank
    Xenorhabdus nematophila subsp. bovienii corrig. Akhurst 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Xenorhabdus nematophilus subsp. bovenii Akhurst 1983	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PI". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "n". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 80 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Xenorhabdus bovienii subsp. africana Machado et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Xenorhabdus bovienii subsp. bovienii (Akhurst 1983) Machado et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Xenorhabdus Thomas and Poinar 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Akhurst RJ, Boemare NE. A numerical taxonomic study of the genus Xenorhabdus (Enterobacteriaceae) and proposed elevation of the subspecies of X. nematophilus to species. J Gen Microbiol 1988; 134:1835-1845.

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Record number: 783154