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Subspecies Xenorhabdus bovienii subsp. bovienii
Name: Xenorhabdus bovienii subsp. bovienii (Akhurst 1983) Machado et al. 2023
Basonym: Xenorhabdus nematophilus subsp. bovienii Akhurst 1983
Etymology: bo.vie’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. bovienii, of Bovien, named for P. Bovien who first reported bacteria in the intestinal vesicle of Steinernema (syn. Neoaplectana) bibionis
Pronunciation, gender: bo-WIE-ni-i, feminine
Type strain: ACM 2210; ATCC 35271; DSM 4766; T228; UQM 2210
Valid publication:
Machado RAR, Bhat AH, Fallet P, Turlings TCJ, Kajuga J, Yan X, Toepfer S. Xenorhabdus bovienii subsp. africana subsp. nov., isolated from Steinernema africanum entomopathogenic nematodes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5795. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5937.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
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🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Xenorhabdus bovienii subsp. africana Machado et al. 2023 but an explicit description was also provided.
Publication:
Machado RAR, Bhat AH, Fallet P, Turlings TCJ, Kajuga J, Yan X, Toepfer S. Xenorhabdus bovienii subsp. africana subsp. nov., isolated from Steinernema africanum entomopathogenic nematodes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5795.
- 🙆 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.
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🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Xenorhabdus bovienii subsp. africana Machado et al. 2023 but an explicit description was also provided.
Publication:
Machado RAR, Bhat AH, Fallet P, Turlings TCJ, Kajuga J, Yan X, Toepfer S. Xenorhabdus bovienii subsp. africana subsp. nov., isolated from Steinernema africanum entomopathogenic nematodes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5795.
Parent taxon: Xenorhabdus bovienii (Akhurst 1983) Akhurst and Boemare 1993
Assigned by:
Machado RAR, Bhat AH, Fallet P, Turlings TCJ, Kajuga J, Yan X, Toepfer S. Xenorhabdus bovienii subsp. africana subsp. nov., isolated from Steinernema africanum entomopathogenic nematodes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5795.
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Record number: 37752
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