Species "Beneckea gazogenes"

Name: "Beneckea gazogenes" Harwood 1978

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ga.zo’ge.nes. French masc. n. gaz, gas; L. gen. fem. n. genesis, birth; N.L. fem. part. adj. gazogenes, gas producing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: be-NE-kke-a ga-ZO-ge-nes, feminine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 29988; CIP 103173; DSM 21264; JCM 21187; NBRC 103151; PB1

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16S rRNA gene: AB681960 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Harwood CS. Beneckea gazogenes sp. nov., a red, facultatively anaerobic, marine bacterium. Current Microbiology 1978; 1:233-238.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Vibrio gazogenes (Harwood et al. 1980 ex Harwood 1978) Baumann et al. 1981

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Beneckea gazogenes (ex Harwood 1978) Harwood et al. 1980	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Vibrio gazogenes (Harwood et al. 1980 ex Harwood 1978) Baumann et al. 1981	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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.

Parent taxon: Beneckea Campbell 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Harwood CS. Beneckea gazogenes sp. nov., a red, facultatively anaerobic, marine bacterium. Current Microbiology 1978; 1:233-238.

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