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Species Photobacterium iliopiscarium
Name: Photobacterium iliopiscarium (Onarheim et al. 1995) Urakawa et al. 1999
Basonym: Vibrio iliopiscarius Onarheim et al. 1995
Etymology: i.li.o.pis.ca’ri.um. L. neut. adj. piscarium, pertaining to fish; N.L. neut. adj. iliopiscarium, belonging to intestines of fish
Pronunciation, gender: i-li-o-pis-KA-ri-um, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 51760; CAIM 909; CIP 104755; DSM 9896; LMG 19543; PS1
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB000278
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Urakawa H, Kita-Tsukamoto K, Ohwada K. Reassessment of the taxonomic position of Vibrio iliopiscarius (Onarheim et al. 1994) and proposal for Photobacterium iliopiscarium comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:257-260. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:343-344.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Vibrio iliopiscarius Onarheim et al. 1995 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.20388 (N = 8).
- 😷 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 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 17 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🫡 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 genus. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Vibrio iliopiscarius Onarheim et al. 1995.
Publication:
Onarheim AM, Wiik R, Burghardt J, Stackebrandt E. Characterization and identification of two Vibrio species indigenous to the intestine of fish in cold sea water; description of Vibrio iliopiscarius sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1994; 17:370-379.
Anonymous. Validation list no. 53. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:418-419.
Parent taxon: Photobacterium Beijerinck 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Urakawa H, Kita-Tsukamoto K, Ohwada K. Reassessment of the taxonomic position of Vibrio iliopiscarius (Onarheim et al. 1994) and proposal for Photobacterium iliopiscarium comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:257-260. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 779532
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