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Species Xenorhabdus luminescens
Name: Xenorhabdus luminescens Thomas and Poinar 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: lu.mi.nes’cens. N.L. fem. part. adj. luminescens, luminescing, named for its luminescence
Pronunciation, gender: lu-mi-NES-kens, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 29999; CIP 106429; DSM 3368; Hb
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X82248
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Thomas GM, Poinar Jr. GO. Xenorhabdus gen. nov., a genus of entomopathogenic nematophilic bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1979; 29:352-360. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Photorhabdus luminescens (Thomas and Poinar 1979) Boemare et al. 1993
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Photorhabdus luminescens (Thomas and Poinar 1979) Boemare et al. 1993 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Xenorhabdus luminescens is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Xenorhabdus.
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 50 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
Parent taxon: Xenorhabdus Thomas and Poinar 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Thomas GM, Poinar Jr. GO. Xenorhabdus gen. nov., a genus of entomopathogenic nematophilic bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1979; 29:352-360.
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Record number: 783167
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