Name: Grimontia celer Pujalte et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ce’ler. L. masc. adj. celer, quick, agile, rapid (sic), a quickly moving Grimontia

Pronunciation, gender: KE-ler, feminine

Type strain: 96-237; CECT 9029; KCTC 42960; LMG 29238

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LT160079 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Pujalte MJ, Lucena T, Rodrigo-Torres L, La Mura A, Ruvira MA, Arahal DR. Grimontia celer sp. nov., from sea water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2906-2909.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4306-4309.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Grimontia celeris corrig. Pujalte et al. 2016

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Grimontia celeris corrig. Pujalte et al. 2016	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 3 times 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Grimontia Thompson et al. 2003

Assigned by: Pujalte MJ, Lucena T, Rodrigo-Torres L, La Mura A, Ruvira MA, Arahal DR. Grimontia celer sp. nov., from sea water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2906-2909.

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Record number: 794412