Name: Cellvibrio (ex Winogradsky 1929) Blackall et al. 1986

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: N.L. neut. n. cellum, cellulose, which is degraded by the organism [probably better: cellulosum]; from N.L. neut. n. cellulosum, cellulose; L. v. vibro, to set in tremulous motion, move to and fro, vibrate; N.L. masc. n. vibrio, that which vibrates, and also a bacterial genus name of bacteria possessing a curved rod shape (Vibrio); N.L. masc. n. Cellvibrio, cellulose (degrading) vibrio [probably better: Cellivibrio]

Gender: masculine (stem: Cellvibrion-)

Type species: Cellvibrio mixtus Blackall et al. 1986

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Blackall LL, Hayward AC, Sly LI. Cellulolytic and dextranolytic gram-negative bacteria: revival of the genus Cellvibrio. J. Appl. Bacteriol. 1985; 59:81-97.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 20. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:354-356.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Humphry et al. 2003 Humphry DR, Black GW, Cummings SP. Reclassification of 'Pseudomonas fluorescens subsp. cellulosa' NCIMB 10462 (Ueda et al. 1952) as Cellvibrio japonicus sp. nov. and revival of Cellvibrio vulgaris sp. nov., nom. rev. and Cellvibrio fulvus sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:393-400. Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:939-940.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 3 new species in the genus.
    • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. The phrase "validly described" is misleading. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details.
  • Suarez et al. 2014 Suarez C, Ratering S, Kramer I, Schnell S. Cellvibrio diazotrophicus sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacteria isolated from the rhizosphere of salt meadow plants and emended description of the genus Cellvibrio. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:481-486. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1459-1460.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Cellvibrionaceae Spring et al. 2015. Publication: Spring S, Scheuner C, Goker M, Klenk HP. A taxonomic framework for emerging groups of ecologically important marine gammaproteobacteria based on the reconstruction of evolutionary relationships using genome-scale data. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:281.
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order Cellvibrionales Spring et al. 2015. Publication: Spring S, Scheuner C, Goker M, Klenk HP. A taxonomic framework for emerging groups of ecologically important marine gammaproteobacteria based on the reconstruction of evolutionary relationships using genome-scale data. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:281.
  • 🧕 Boone et al. (2001) assigned this genus to the family Pseudomonadaceae Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166.
  • 🧕 Spring et al. (2015) assigned this genus to the order Cellvibrionales Spring et al. 2015. Publication: Spring S, Scheuner C, Goker M, Klenk HP. A taxonomic framework for emerging groups of ecologically important marine gammaproteobacteria based on the reconstruction of evolutionary relationships using genome-scale data. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:281.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Celloibrio"; "Celluibrio"; "Cellvibria"; "Celtvibrio".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: LMG: 10; DSM: 7; KCTC: 3; NCIMB: 3; ATCC: 2; BCRC: 2; NCAIM: 1; MCCC: 1; UQM: 1; KACC: 1.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "CEVB" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 12
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 12
Total number of child taxa: 13

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Cellvibrio chitinivorans Xin et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Cellvibrio diazotrophicus Suarez et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Cellvibrio fibrivorans Mergaert et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Cellvibrio fontiphilus Chen et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Cellvibrio fulvus (ex Stapp and Bortels 1934) Humphry et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Cellvibrio gandavensis Mergaert et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Cellvibrio gilvus" Hulcher and King 1958	not validly published	preferred name
    Cellvibrio japonicus Humphry et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Cellvibrio mixtus Blackall et al. 1986	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Cellvibrio ostraviensis Mergaert et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Cellvibrio polysaccharolyticus Tóth et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Cellvibrio vulgaris (ex Stapp and Bortels 1934) Humphry et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Cellvibrio zantedeschiae Sheu et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Cellvibrionaceae Spring et al. 2015

Assigned by: Spring S, Scheuner C, Goker M, Klenk HP. A taxonomic framework for emerging groups of ecologically important marine gammaproteobacteria based on the reconstruction of evolutionary relationships using genome-scale data. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:281.

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