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Species Xenorhabdus ehlersii
Name: Xenorhabdus ehlersii Lengyel et al. 2005
Etymology: eh.ler’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. ehlersii, of Ehlers, named in honour of R.-U. Ehlers, a German applied microbiologist
Pronunciation, gender: eh-LER-si-i, feminine
Type strain: DSM 16337; NCIMB 14018
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ810294
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Lengyel K, Lang E, Fodor A, Szallas E, Schumann P, Stackebrandt E. Description of four novel species of Xenorhabdus, family Enterobacteriaceae: Xenorhabdus budapestensis sp. nov., Xenorhabdus ehlersii sp. nov., Xenorhabdus innexi sp. nov., and Xenorhabdus szentirmaii sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2005; 28:115-122. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 104. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1395-1397.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 8 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.
Parent taxon: Xenorhabdus Thomas and Poinar 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Lengyel K, Lang E, Fodor A, Szallas E, Schumann P, Stackebrandt E. Description of four novel species of Xenorhabdus, family Enterobacteriaceae: Xenorhabdus budapestensis sp. nov., Xenorhabdus ehlersii sp. nov., Xenorhabdus innexi sp. nov., and Xenorhabdus szentirmaii sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2005; 28:115-122.
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Record number: 783158
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