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Species Vibrio agarivorans

Name: Vibrio agarivorans Macián et al. 2001

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ga.ri’vo.rans. Malayan n. agar, agar; N.L. neut. n. agarum, agar; L. inf. v. vorare, to devour; N.L. masc. part. adj. agarivorans, agar-eating

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: WI-bri-o a-ga-RI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: 289; CCUG 50739; CECT 5085; DSM 13756

16S rRNA gene: AJ310647 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Macian MC, Ludwig W, Schleifer KH, Pujalte MJ, Garay E. Vibrio agarivorans sp. nov., a novel agarolytic marine bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:2031-2036. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:5-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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.
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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.

Parent taxon: Vibrio Pacini 1854 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Macian MC, Ludwig W, Schleifer KH, Pujalte MJ, Garay E. Vibrio agarivorans sp. nov., a novel agarolytic marine bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:2031-2036. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 782989