Name: Listonella anguillarum corrig. (Bergman 1909) MacDonell and Colwell 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Vibrio anguillarum Bergman 1909 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: an.guil.la’rum. L. fem. n. anguilla, an eel; L. gen. fem. pl. n. anguillarum, of eels

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … an-gu͡il-LA-rum, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 19264; CAIM 696; CCUG 47265; CIP 63.36; DSM 21597; IFO 13266; LMG 4437; NBRC 13266; NCCB 72050; NCIMB 6; NCTC 12159

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X16895 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: MacDonell MT, Colwell RR. Phylogeny of the Vibrionaceae, and recommendation for two new genera, Listonella and Shewanella. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1985; 6:171-182. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 20. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:354-356.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Listonella anguillara (Bergman 1909) MacDonell and Colwell 1986	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Vibrio anguillarum Bergman 1909 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Listonella MacDonell and Colwell 1986. Publication: MacDonell MT, Colwell RR. Phylogeny of the Vibrionaceae, and recommendation for two new genera, Listonella and Shewanella. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1985; 6:171-182. 🇺🇸
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 163 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates with Vibrio ordalii, and may be reclassified". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Listonella anguillara (sic), has been corrected by the Associate Editor, IJSB 1986. Publication: Thompson FL, Thompson CC, Dias GM, Naka H, Dubay C, Crosa JH. The genus Listonella MacDonell and Colwell 1986 is a later heterotypic synonym of the genus Vibrio Pacini 1854 (Approved Lists 1980)--a taxonomic opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:3023-3027. 🇧🇷

Parent taxon: Listonella MacDonell and Colwell 1986

Assigned by: MacDonell MT, Colwell RR. Phylogeny of the Vibrionaceae, and recommendation for two new genera, Listonella and Shewanella. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1985; 6:171-182. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 777594