Species Beneckea natriegens

Name: Beneckea natriegens (Payne et al. 1961) Baumann et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Pseudomonas natriegens" Payne et al. 1961

Etymology: na.tri’e.gens. N.L. neut. n. natrium, sodium; L. pres. part. egens, needing, being in need; N.L. fem. part. adj. natriegens, sodium-requiring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: be-NE-kke-a na-TRI-e-gens, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 14048; CAIM 12; CCUG 70547; CIP 103193; DSM 759; IFO 15636; LMG 10935; NBRC 15636; NCCB 73019

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB680922 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

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

Correct name: Vibrio natriegens (Payne et al. 1961) Baumann et al. 1981

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Pseudomonas natriegens" Payne et al. 1961	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Vibrio natriegens (Payne et al. 1961) Baumann et al. 1981	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Beneckea natriegens 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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. — 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 16 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: 774012

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