Name: Xenorhabdus nematophila subsp. poinarii corrig. Akhurst 1983

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: poin.ar’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. poinarii, of Poinar, named for G.O. Poinar, Jr., who made major contributions to the understanding of entomopathogenic nematode/bacterial interactions

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ACM 2216; ATCC 35272; CIP 103468; DSM 4768; G1; UQM 2216

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16S rRNA gene: X82253 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Akhurst RJ. Taxonomic study of Xenorhabdus, a genus of bacteria symbiotically associated with insect pathogenic nematodes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:38-45.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Xenorhabdus poinarii (Akhurst 1983) Akhurst and Boemare 1993

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Xenorhabdus poinarii (Akhurst 1983) Akhurst and Boemare 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Xenorhabdus nematophilus subsp. poinarii Akhurst 1983	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • ❗ Xenorhabdus nematophila subsp. poinarii is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Xenorhabdus nematophila within a separate genus Xenorhabdus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSEM 50:1691; Xenorhabdus nematophilus subsp. poinarii (sic). Publication: Euzeby JP, Boemare NE. The modern Latin word rhabdus belongs to the feminine gender, inducing necessary corrections according to Rules 65(2), 12c(1) and 13b of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1691-1692.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, nematophilus (sic), has been corrected by Euzéby and Boemare 2000. Publication: Euzeby JP, Boemare NE. The modern Latin word rhabdus belongs to the feminine gender, inducing necessary corrections according to Rules 65(2), 12c(1) and 13b of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1691-1692.

Parent taxon: Xenorhabdus nematophila corrig. (Poinar and Thomas 1965) Thomas and Poinar 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Akhurst RJ. Taxonomic study of Xenorhabdus, a genus of bacteria symbiotically associated with insect pathogenic nematodes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:38-45.

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Record number: 783173