Name: Falcivibrio grandis Hammann et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gran’dis. L. masc. adj. grandis, large

Pronunciation, gender: GRAN-dis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 43064; DSM 2710; L23-1b; LMG 7855; NCTC 11819; strain L23-lb

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16S rRNA gene: UGGQ01000006 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hammann R, Kronibus A, Viebahn A, Brandis H. Falcivibrio grandis gen. nov. sp. nov., and Falcivibrio vaginalis gen. nov. sp. nov., a new genus and species to accommodate anaerobic motile curved rods formerly described as "Vibrio mulieris" (Prévot 1940) Breed et al. 1948. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1984; 5:81-96.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 15. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:355-357.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Mobiluncus mulieris Spiegel and Roberts 1984

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Mobiluncus mulieris Spiegel and Roberts 1984	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Falcivibrio Hammann et al. 1984. Publication: Hammann R, Kronibus A, Viebahn A, Brandis H. Falcivibrio grandis gen. nov. sp. nov., and Falcivibrio vaginalis gen. nov. sp. nov., a new genus and species to accommodate anaerobic motile curved rods formerly described as “Vibrio mulieris” (Prévot 1940) Breed et al. 1948. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1984; 5:81-96.
  • ⏲ According to Hoyles et al. (2004), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Mobiluncus mulieris Spiegel and Roberts 1984. Publication: Hoyles L, Collins MD, Falsen E, Nikolaitchouk N, McCartney AL. Transfer of members of the genus Falcivibrio to the genus Mobiluncus, and emended description of the genus Mobiluncus. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:72-83.
  • ❗ Falcivibrio grandis 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 Falcivibrio.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 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 species itself.

Parent taxon: Falcivibrio Hammann et al. 1984

Assigned by: Hammann R, Kronibus A, Viebahn A, Brandis H. Falcivibrio grandis gen. nov. sp. nov., and Falcivibrio vaginalis gen. nov. sp. nov., a new genus and species to accommodate anaerobic motile curved rods formerly described as "Vibrio mulieris" (Prévot 1940) Breed et al. 1948. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1984; 5:81-96.

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Record number: 776174