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Species Xenorhabdus romanii
Name: Xenorhabdus romanii Tailliez et al. 2006
Etymology: ro.ma’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. romanii, of Román, in honour of J. Román, who described the nematode host Steinernema puertoricense (Román and Figueroa 1994)
Pronunciation, gender: ro-MA-ni-i, feminine
Type strain: CIP 109070; DSM 17910; PR06-A
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16S rRNA gene:
DQ211717
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Tailliez P, Pages S, Ginibre N, Boemare N. New insight into diversity in the genus Xenorhabdus, including the description of ten novel species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2805-2818. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:435-436.
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 2 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:
Tailliez P, Pages S, Ginibre N, Boemare N. New insight into diversity in the genus Xenorhabdus, including the description of ten novel species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2805-2818.
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Record number: 785785
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