Name: Listonella pelagia (Baumann et al. 1971) MacDonell and Colwell 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Beneckea pelagia Baumann et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: pe.la’gi.a. L. fem. adj. pelagia, of or belonging to the sea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pe-LA-gi-a, feminine

Type strain: 99; ATCC 25916; CAIM 324; CCUG 16398; CECT 4202; CIP 102762; DSM 21205; IFO 15639; JCM 21191; LMG 3897; NBRC 15639; NCCB 76038; NCIMB 1900; NCMB 1900; NCTC 11316

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16S rRNA gene: AJ293802 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
    Beneckea pelagia Baumann et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Vibrio pelagius (Baumann et al. 1971) Baumann et al. 1981	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 = 2. — 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 7 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 away from the type species L. pelagia and affiliates with Vibrio fortis, 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. 🇪🇸
  • 🧍 Baumann et al. deposited the type strain of Listonella pelagia (Beneckea pelagia) at the American Type Culture Collection as ATCC 25916, and at the National Collections of Industrial Food and Marine Bacteria as NCIMB (formerly NCMB) 1900. According to Macián et al. 2000, the strain ATCC 25916 and strains directly derived from ATCC 25916 (i.e. strain CECT 4202) really represent the originally described type strain whereas strain NCIMB 1900 and strains derived from NCIMB 1900 (i.e. strain CIP 102762) highly likely are representatives of Vibrio natriegens (Payne et al. 1961) Baumann et al. 1981. Publication: Macian MC, Ludwig W, Schleifer KH, Garay E, Pujalte MJ. Vibrio pelagius: differences of the type strain deposited at various culture collections. Syst Appl Microbiol 2000; 23:373-375. 🇪🇸
  • 🧍 Baumann et al. deposited the type strain of Listonella pelagia (Beneckea pelagia) at the American Type Culture Collection as ATCC 25916, and at the National Collections of Industrial Food and Marine Bacteria as NCIMB (formerly NCMB) 1900. According to Macián et al. 2000, the strain ATCC 25916 and strains directly derived from ATCC 25916(i.e. strain CECT 4202) really represent the originally described type strain whereas strain NCIMB 1900 and strains derived from NCIMB 1900 (i.e. strain CIP 102762) highly likely are representatives of Vibrio natriegens (Payne et al. 1961) Baumann et al. 1981. 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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