Name: Photorhabdus khanii subsp. guanajuatensis Machado et al. 2019

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: gu.a.na.ju.a.ten’sis. N.L. fem. adj. guanajuatensis, from Guanajuato, Mexico, where the nematodes hosting the type strain were isolated [probably better: guanajuatonensis]

Pronunciation, gender: gu-a-na-ju-a-TEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CCOS 1191; LMG 30372; MEX20-17

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: PUJY01000107 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Machado RAR, Bruno P, Arce CCM, Liechti N, Kohler A, Bernal J, Bruggmann R, Turlings TCJ. Photorhabdus khanii subsp. guanajuatensis subsp. nov., isolated from Heterorhabditis atacamensis, and Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. mexicana subsp. nov., isolated from Heterorhabditis mexicana entomopathogenic nematodes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:652-661.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1529-1530.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Notes:
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Photorhabdus khanii (Tailliez et al. 2010) Machado et al. 2018

Assigned by: Machado RAR, Bruno P, Arce CCM, Liechti N, Kohler A, Bernal J, Bruggmann R, Turlings TCJ. Photorhabdus khanii subsp. guanajuatensis subsp. nov., isolated from Heterorhabditis atacamensis, and Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. mexicana subsp. nov., isolated from Heterorhabditis mexicana entomopathogenic nematodes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:652-661.

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Record number: 800148