Name: Vagococcus salmoninarum Wallbanks et al. 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: N.L. fem. pl. n. Salmoninae, subfamily of the Salmonidae; N.L. gen. fem. pl. n. salmoninarum, of the Salmoninae

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51200; CCUG 33394; CIP 104684; DSM 6633; LMG 11491; NCFB 2777; NCIMB 13133; OS1-68

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16S rRNA gene: Y18097 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wallbanks S, Martinez-Murcia AJ, Fryer JL, Phillips BA, Collins MD. 16S rRNA sequence determination for members of the genus Carnobacterium and related lactic acid bacteria and description of Vagococcus salmoninarum sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:224-230.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. The usage of the term "coherent taxon" (or equivalent) is cautioned against. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 😷 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 = "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, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "t2". — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "P650 = v". — 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 18 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🙆 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.

Parent taxon: Vagococcus Collins et al. 1990

Assigned by: Wallbanks S, Martinez-Murcia AJ, Fryer JL, Phillips BA, Collins MD. 16S rRNA sequence determination for members of the genus Carnobacterium and related lactic acid bacteria and description of Vagococcus salmoninarum sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:224-230.

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Record number: 782942