Species ***Vibrio* *atypicus***

Name: Vibrio atypicus Wang et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ty’pi.cus. Gr. pref. a-, not (inseparable prefix); L. masc. adj. typicus, typical; N.L. masc. adj. atypicus, atypical, referring to atypical characters (catalase-negative) when compared with other recognized species of the genus Vibrio

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-TY-pi-kus, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.8461; DSM 25292; HHS 2; LMG 24781

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ009624 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wang Y, Zhang XH, Yu M, Wang H, Austin B. Vibrio atypicus sp. nov., isolated from the digestive tract of the Chinese prawn (Penaeus chinensis O'sbeck). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2517-2523. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:221-222.

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 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 3 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Vibrio Pacini 1854 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Wang Y, Zhang XH, Yu M, Wang H, Austin B. Vibrio atypicus sp. nov., isolated from the digestive tract of the Chinese prawn (Penaeus chinensis O'sbeck). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2517-2523. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 788892

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Species Vibrio atypicus

Species ***Vibrio* *atypicus***