Name: Xenorhabdus entomophaga Thanwisai et al. 2025
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: en.to.mo’pha.ga. Gr. neut. adj. entomon, segmented, used to refer to insects; from Gr. masc./fem. adj. suff. -phagos, eater; N.L. fem. adj. entomophaga, insect eater
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: xe-no-RHAB-dus en-to-MO-pha-ga, feminine
Type strain: CCM 9389; CCOS 2111; XENO-11
16S rRNA gene:
PP544789
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Thanwisai A, Machado RAR, Bhat AH, Pidot SJ, Tandhavanant S, Subkrasae C, Meesil W, Ardpairin J, Pansri S, Vitta A. Xenorhabdus bharatensis sp. nov., Xenorhabdus entomophaga sp. nov., Xenorhabdus siamensis sp. nov., and Xenorhabdus thailandensis sp. nov. Isolated from Steinernema Entomopathogenic Nematodes. Curr Microbiol 2024; 82:10. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 222. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6640.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Xenorhabdus Thomas and Poinar 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Thanwisai A, Machado RAR, Bhat AH, Pidot SJ, Tandhavanant S, Subkrasae C, Meesil W, Ardpairin J, Pansri S, Vitta A. Xenorhabdus bharatensis sp. nov., Xenorhabdus entomophaga sp. nov., Xenorhabdus siamensis sp. nov., and Xenorhabdus thailandensis sp. nov. Isolated from Steinernema Entomopathogenic Nematodes. Curr Microbiol 2024; 82:10. 🇹🇭
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