Name: Photorhabdus akhurstii subsp. akhurstii (Fischer-Le Saux et al. 1999) Machado et al. 2021

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Basonym: Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. akhurstii Fischer-Le Saux et al. 1999

Etymology: ak.hurs’tii. N.L. gen. masc. n. akhurstii, of Akhurst, ak. referring to R. Akhurst, a major contributor to the bacteriological symbionts of entomopathogenic nematodes

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CIP 105564; DSM 15138; FRG04

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Valid publication: Machado RAR, Somvanshi VS, Muller A, Kushwah J, Bhat CG. Photorhabdus hindustanensis sp. nov., Photorhabdus akhurstii subsp. akhurstii subsp. nov., and Photorhabdus akhurstii subsp. bharatensis subsp. nov., isolated from Heterorhabditis entomopathogenic nematodes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4998.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5130.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Photorhabdus akhurstii subsp. bharatensis Machado et al. 2021 but an explicit description was also provided. Publication: Machado RAR, Somvanshi VS, Muller A, Kushwah J, Bhat CG. Photorhabdus hindustanensis sp. nov., Photorhabdus akhurstii subsp. akhurstii subsp. nov., and Photorhabdus akhurstii subsp. bharatensis subsp. nov., isolated from Heterorhabditis entomopathogenic nematodes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4998.

Parent taxon: Photorhabdus akhurstii (Fischer-Le Saux et al. 1999) Machado et al. 2018

Assigned by: Machado RAR, Somvanshi VS, Muller A, Kushwah J, Bhat CG. Photorhabdus hindustanensis sp. nov., Photorhabdus akhurstii subsp. akhurstii subsp. nov., and Photorhabdus akhurstii subsp. bharatensis subsp. nov., isolated from Heterorhabditis entomopathogenic nematodes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4998.

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Record number: 21164