Species Beneckea campbellii

Name: Beneckea campbellii Baumann et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: camp.bel’li.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. campbellii, of Campbell, named to honor L.L. Campbell, an American bacteriologist

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: be-NE-kke-a kamp-BEL-li-i, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 25920; CAIM 315; CCUG 4979; CIP 75.01; DSM 19270; IFO 15631; LMG 11216; NBRC 15631; NCCB 73002; NCTC 11317

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16S rRNA gene: X56575 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Baumann P, Baumann L, Mandel M. Taxonomy of marine bacteria: the genus Beneckea. J Bacteriol 1971; 107:268-294.

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, lectotype

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

Correct name: Vibrio campbellii (Baumann et al. 1971) Baumann et al. 1981

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Vibrio campbellii (Baumann et al. 1971) Baumann et al. 1981	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Beneckea Campbell 1957 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Campbell LL. Genus V. Beneckea Campbell gen. nov. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, seventh edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 328-332.
  • ❗ Beneckea campbellii 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 Beneckea.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1 - Considerations for containment: This biological agent is an aquatic animal pathogen and, as such, the importation and use of this pathogen are regulated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Please contact the CFIA at ImportZoopath@inspection.gc.ca to obtain additional information.". — 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 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "n2". — 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 0 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: Beneckea Campbell 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Baumann P, Baumann L, Mandel M. Taxonomy of marine bacteria: the genus Beneckea. J Bacteriol 1971; 107:268-294.

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Record number: 783498