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Species Xenorhabdus lircayensis
Name: Xenorhabdus lircayensis Castaneda-Alvarez et al. 2021
Etymology: lir.cay.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. lircayensis, from Altos de Lircay national reserve, Chile, where the nematode hosting the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: lir-kay-EN-sis, feminine
Type strain: CCCT 20.04; DSM 111583; VLS
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MT466535
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Castaneda-Alvarez C, Prodan S, Zamorano A, San-Blas E, Aballay E. Xenorhabdus lircayensis sp. nov., the symbiotic bacterium associated with the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema unicornum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5151. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5273.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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:
Castaneda-Alvarez C, Prodan S, Zamorano A, San-Blas E, Aballay E. Xenorhabdus lircayensis sp. nov., the symbiotic bacterium associated with the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema unicornum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5151.
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Record number: 25636
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