Name: Arcobacter molluscorum Figueras et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mol.lus.co’rum. N.L. neut. pl. n. Mollusca, a zoological phylum; N.L. gen. neut. pl. n. molluscorum, of molluscs classified in the phylum Mollusca

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ar-ko-BAK-ter mol-lus-KO-rum, masculine

Type strain: CECT 7696; F98-3; LMG 25693

16S rRNA gene: FR675874 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Figueras MJ, Collado L, Levican A, Perez J, Solsona MJ, Yustes C. Arcobacter molluscorum sp. nov., a new species isolated from shellfish. Syst Appl Microbiol 2011; 34:105-109. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 140. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1499-1501.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Parent taxon: Arcobacter Vandamme et al. 1991

Assigned by: Figueras MJ, Collado L, Levican A, Perez J, Solsona MJ, Yustes C. Arcobacter molluscorum sp. nov., a new species isolated from shellfish. Syst Appl Microbiol 2011; 34:105-109. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 789233

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