Name: Aliarcobacter vitoriensis Alonso et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vi.to.ri.en’sis. L. masc. adj. vitoriensis, pertaining to the city of Vitoria, Spain, the geographical origin of the species

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-li-ar-ko-BAK-ter wi-to-ri-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CECT 9230; F199; LMG 30050

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16S rRNA gene: KX913922 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Alonso R, Girbau C, Martinez-Malaxetxebarria I, Perez-Cataluna A, Salas-Masso N, Romalde JL, Figueras MJ, Fernandez-Astorga A. Aliarcobacter vitoriensis sp. nov., isolated from carrot and urban wastewater. Syst Appl Microbiol 2020; 43:126091. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 201. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4943.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Arcobacter vitoriensis (Alonso et al. 2021) On et al. 2021

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Arcobacter vitoriensis (Alonso et al. 2021) On et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Aliarcobacter vitoriensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Aliarcobacter.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Aliarcobacter Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2020

Assigned by: Alonso R, Girbau C, Martinez-Malaxetxebarria I, Perez-Cataluna A, Salas-Masso N, Romalde JL, Figueras MJ, Fernandez-Astorga A. Aliarcobacter vitoriensis sp. nov., isolated from carrot and urban wastewater. Syst Appl Microbiol 2020; 43:126091. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 22607