Name: Allomonas enterica Kalina et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: en.te’ri.ca. Gr. neut. n. enteron, gut, bowel, intestine; L. fem. adj. suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. enterica, pertaining to intestine

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 40; ATCC 35843; LMG 8552; VKM B-1485

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16S rRNA gene: AJ550855 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kalina GP, Antonov AS, Turova TP, Grafova TI. Allomonas enterica gen. nov., sp. nov.: deoxyribonucleic acid homology between Allomonas and some other members of the Vibrionaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:150-154.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Vibrio fluvialis Lee et al. 1981

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Vibrio fluvialis Lee et al. 1981	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Allomonas Kalina et al. 1984. Publication: Kalina GP, Antonov AS, Turova TP, Grafova TI. Allomonas enterica gen. nov., sp. nov.: deoxyribonucleic acid homology between Allomonas and some other members of the Vibrionaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:150-154.
  • According to Farmer (1989), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Vibrio fluvialis Lee et al. 1981. Publication: Farmer JJ. International committee on systematic bacteriology, subcommittee on the taxonomy of Vibrionaceae. Minutes of the meetings, 8 and 11 September 1986, Manchester, England. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:210-212.
  • Allomonas enterica is the correct name 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 Allomonas.
  • According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species was isolated from feces in healthy individuals. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
  • The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+".

Parent taxon: Allomonas Kalina et al. 1984

Assigned by: Kalina GP, Antonov AS, Turova TP, Grafova TI. Allomonas enterica gen. nov., sp. nov.: deoxyribonucleic acid homology between Allomonas and some other members of the Vibrionaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:150-154.

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