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)

Pronunciation, gender: BEN-gal, 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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

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. — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

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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