Species Edwardsiella piscicida

Name: Edwardsiella piscicida Abayneh et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: pis.ci.ci’da. N.L. masc. n. piscicida, fish-killer (nominative in apposition)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ed-ward-si-EL-la pis-ki-KI-da, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 62929; ET883; NCIMB 14824

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: MF034716 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Abayneh T, Colquhoun DJ, Sorum H. Edwardsiella piscicida sp. nov., a novel species pathogenic to fish. J Appl Microbiol 2013; 114:644-654. 🇳🇴

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 153. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3131-3134.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - human risk group: 2 - animal risk group: 3 - biological class of risk animal: 3". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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 292 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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 species itself.

Parent taxon: Edwardsiella Ewing and McWhorter 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Abayneh T, Colquhoun DJ, Sorum H. Edwardsiella piscicida sp. nov., a novel species pathogenic to fish. J Appl Microbiol 2013; 114:644-654. 🇳🇴

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