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Species Xenorhabdus indica
Name: Xenorhabdus indica Somvanshi et al. 2009
Etymology: in’di.ca. L. fem. adj. indica, of India, the origin of the novel bacterial and nematode species
Pronunciation, gender: IN-di-ka, feminine
Type strain: 28; CIP 108830; DSM 17382
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AM040494
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Somvanshi VS, Lang E, Ganguly S, Swiderski J, Saxena AK, Stackebrandt E. A novel species of Xenorhabdus, family Enterobacteriaceae: Xenorhabdus indica sp. nov., symbiotically associated with entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema thermophilum Ganguly and Singh, 2000. Syst Appl Microbiol 2006; 29:519-525. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 130. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2647-2648.
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 15 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:
Somvanshi VS, Lang E, Ganguly S, Swiderski J, Saxena AK, Stackebrandt E. A novel species of Xenorhabdus, family Enterobacteriaceae: Xenorhabdus indica sp. nov., symbiotically associated with entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema thermophilum Ganguly and Singh, 2000. Syst Appl Microbiol 2006; 29:519-525.
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Record number: 783162
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