Name: Aquaspirillum bengal Kumar et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ben’gal. N.L. fem. n. bengal, Bengal, because isolated from a freshwater pond in West Bengal (nominative in apposition)

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 27641; LMG 6234

Effective publication: Kumar R, Banerjee AK, Bowdre JH, McElroy LJ, Krieg NR. Isolation, characterization, and taxonomy of Aquaspirillum bengal sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1974; 24:453-458.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Aquaspirillum serpens subsp. bengal" (Kumar et al. 1974) Pot and Gillis 2005	homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Boivin et al. (1985), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Vibrio serpens" Müller 1786. Publication: Boivin MF, Morris VL, Lee-Chan ECM, Murray RGE. Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness between selected members of the genus Aquaspirillum by slot blot hybridization: Aquaspirillum serpens (Mueller 1786) Hylemon, Wells, Krieg, and Jannasch 1973 emended to include Aquaspirillum bengal as a subjective synonym. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:512-517.
  • ⏲ According to Boivin et al. (1985), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Aquaspirillum serpens (Müller 1786) Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Boivin MF, Morris VL, Lee-Chan ECM, Murray RGE. Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness between selected members of the genus Aquaspirillum by slot blot hybridization: Aquaspirillum serpens (Mueller 1786) Hylemon, Wells, Krieg, and Jannasch 1973 emended to include Aquaspirillum bengal as a subjective synonym. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:512-517.
  • ⏲ According to Brenner et al. (2005), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of "Vibrio serpens" Müller 1786. Publication: Pot B, Gillis M. Genus III. Aquaspirillum Hylemon, Wells, Krieg and Jannasch 1973b, 361AL. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 801-823.
  • ⏲ According to Brenner et al. (2005), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Aquaspirillum serpens (Müller 1786) Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Pot B, Gillis M. Genus III. Aquaspirillum Hylemon, Wells, Krieg and Jannasch 1973b, 361AL. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 801-823.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Aquaspirillum Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kumar R, Banerjee AK, Bowdre JH, McElroy LJ, Krieg NR. Isolation, characterization, and taxonomy of Aquaspirillum bengal sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1974; 24:453-458.

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