Name: "Achromobacter harveyi" Johnson and Shunk 1936

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: har’vey.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. harveyi, referring to Harvey

Gender: masculine

Nomenclatural type: 384; ATCC 14126; CAIM 512; CCUG 28584; CIP 103192; DSM 19623; IFO 15634; LMG 4044; NBRC 15634; NCCB 80033; NCTC 12970

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Original publication: Johnson FH, Shunk IV. An Interesting New Species of Luminous Bacteria. J Bacteriol 1936; 31:585-593.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Vibrio harveyi (Johnson and Shunk 1936) Baumann et al. 1981

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Vibrio harveyi (Johnson and Shunk 1936) Baumann et al. 1981	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lucibacterium harveyi (Johnson and Shunk 1936) Hendrie et al. 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Vibrio trachuri Iwamoto et al. 1996	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Vibrio carchariae Grimes et al. 1985	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Beneckea harveyi (Johnson and Shunk 1936) Reichelt and Baumann 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Pedersen et al. (1998), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Vibrio carchariae Grimes et al. 1985. Publication: Pedersen K, Verdonck L, Austin B, Austin DA, Blanch AR, Grimont PAD, Jofre J, Koblavi S, Larsen JL, Tiainen T, et al. Taxonomic evidence that Vibrio carchariae Grimes et al. 1985 is a junior synonym of Vibrio harveyi (Johnson and Shunk 1936) Baumann et al. 1981. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:749-758.
  • ⏰ According to Thompson et al. (2002), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Vibrio trachuri Iwamoto et al. 1996. Publication: Thompson FL, Hoste B, Vandemeulebroecke K, Engelbeen K, Denys R, Swings J. Vibrio trachuri Iwamoto et al. 1995 is a junior synonym of Vibrio harveyi (Johnson and Shunk 1936) Baumann et al. 1981. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:973-976.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — 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.

Parent taxon: Achromobacter Yabuuchi and Yano 1981

Assigned by: Johnson FH, Shunk IV. An Interesting New Species of Luminous Bacteria. J Bacteriol 1936; 31:585-593.

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Record number: 4438