Name: Xenorhabdus nematophilus (Poinar and Thomas 1965) Thomas and Poinar 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Achromobacter nematophilus" Poinar and Thomas 1965

Pronunciation, gender: ne-ma-TO-p^hi-lus, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 19061; CCUG 14189; DSM 3370; LMG 1036

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ515824 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: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Xenorhabdus nematophila corrig. (Poinar and Thomas 1965) Thomas and Poinar 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Achromobacter nematophilus" Poinar and Thomas 1965	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Xenorhabdus nematophila corrig. (Poinar and Thomas 1965) Thomas and Poinar 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PI". — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "P650 = v". — 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 64 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 other species in the genus.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 5

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Xenorhabdus nematophilus subsp. beddingii Akhurst 1986	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Xenorhabdus nematophilus subsp. bovenii Akhurst 1983	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Xenorhabdus nematophilus subsp. bovienii Akhurst 1983	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Xenorhabdus nematophilus subsp. nematophilus (Poinar and Thomas 1965) Akhurst 1983	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Xenorhabdus nematophilus subsp. poinarii Akhurst 1983	inaccurate spelling	misspelling

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: 785214