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Subspecies Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. venezuelensis
Name: Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. venezuelensis Machado et al. 2023
Etymology: ve.ne.zu.e.len’sis. N.L. fem. adj. venezuelensis, from Venezuela (South America), the country where the nematode hosting the type strain were isolated
Pronunciation, gender: we-ne-zu-e-LEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: CCM 9235; CCOS 2021; JAR
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
OP727818
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Machado RAR, Bhat AH, Castaneda-Alvarez C, Puza V, San-Blas E. Photorhabdus aballayi sp. nov. and Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. venezuelensis subsp. nov., isolated from Heterorhabditis amazonensis entomopathogenic nematodes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5872. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5996.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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 luminescens (Thomas and Poinar 1979) Boemare et al. 1993
Assigned by:
Machado RAR, Bhat AH, Castaneda-Alvarez C, Puza V, San-Blas E. Photorhabdus aballayi sp. nov. and Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. venezuelensis subsp. nov., isolated from Heterorhabditis amazonensis entomopathogenic nematodes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5872.
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Record number: 38364
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