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Species Xenorhabdus khoisanae
Name: Xenorhabdus khoisanae Ferreira et al. 2013
Etymology: kho.i’sa.nae. N.L. gen. fem. n. khoisanae, of the Khoisan people, i.e. isolated from the lands these people occupy
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kho-I-sa-na͡e, feminine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-2406; DSM 25463; SF87
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16S rRNA gene:
HQ142625
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Ferreira T, van Reenen CA, Endo A, Sproer C, Malan AP, Dicks LM. Description of Xenorhabdus khoisanae sp. nov., the symbiont of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema khoisanae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3220-3224. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4371-4373.
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:
Ferreira T, van Reenen CA, Endo A, Sproer C, Malan AP, Dicks LM. Description of Xenorhabdus khoisanae sp. nov., the symbiont of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema khoisanae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3220-3224. 🇿🇦
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Record number: 791078
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