Species "Photobacterium fischeri"

Name: "Photobacterium fischeri" Beijerinck 1889

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fi’sche.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. fischeri, referring to Fischer

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: p^ho-to-bak-TE-ri-um FI-s͡he-ri, neuter

Nomenclatural type: 398; ATCC 774; ATCC 7744; CAIM 329; CCUG 13450; CIP 103206; DSM 507; LMG 4414; NCCB 76033; NCCB 80039; NCIMB 1281; NCMB 1281; NRRL B-761

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X70640 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Beijerinck MW. Le Photobacterium luminosum, Bactérie lumineuse de la Mer du Nord. Archives Néerlandaises des Sciences Exactes et Naturelles 1889; 23:401-427.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Aliivibrio fischeri (Beijerinck 1889) Urbanczyk et al. 2007

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Photobacterium fischeri (Beijerinck 1889) Reichelt and Baumann 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Aliivibrio fischeri (Beijerinck 1889) Urbanczyk et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Vibrio fischeri (Beijerinck 1889) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)	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 = "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 = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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.

Parent taxon: Photobacterium Beijerinck 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Beijerinck MW. Le Photobacterium luminosum, Bactérie lumineuse de la Mer du Nord. Archives Néerlandaises des Sciences Exactes et Naturelles 1889; 23:401-427.

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Record number: 4436

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Species "Photobacterium fischeri"