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Species Vibrio cholerae
Name: Vibrio cholerae Pacini 1854 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: cho.le.rae. Gr. fem. n. cholera, cholera; L. gen. fem. n. cholerae, of cholera, a severe diarrheal disease
Type strain: ATCC 14035; CCUG 9118; CCUG 9118 A; CECT 514; CIP 62.13; DSM 100200; NCTC 8021
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X76337
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication: Pacini F. Osservazione microscopiche e deduzioni patologiche sul cholera asiatico. Gazette Medicale de Italiana Toscano Firenze 1854; 6:405-412.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, conserved name
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Vibrio albensis Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Vibrio Pacini 1854 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Pacini F. Osservazione microscopiche e deduzioni patologiche sul cholera asiatico. Gazette Medicale de Italiana Toscano Firenze 1854; 6:405-412.
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⏰ According to Reichelt et al. (1976), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Vibrio albensis Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Reichelt JL, Baumann P, Baumann L. Study of genetic relationships among marine species of the genera Beneckea and Photobacterium by means of in vitro DNA/DNA hybridization. Arch Microbiol 1976; 110:101-120.
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "default: 2 human pathogen - T; biovar albensis: 2 human pathogen - T; bv. albensis: 2 human pathogen - T". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "biovar albensis: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1; default: 2 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2; ctxAB deletion: 2 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for France has been imported on 2024-08-30. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "T, V". — The risk group for Sweden has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "inklusive El Tor". — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Toxigenic - Vaccine available - including El Tor". — The risk group for United States has been imported on 2024-02-09. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 9999 times (maxed out) in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.
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🧍 Conserved epithet (Judicial Opinion 31). No counterparts were mentioned. The conservation included the establishment of a nomenclatural type.
Publication:
Judicial Commission. Judicial Opinion No. 31. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1965; 15:185-186.
Parent taxon: Vibrio Pacini 1854 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Pacini F. Osservazione microscopiche e deduzioni patologiche sul cholera asiatico. Gazette Medicale de Italiana Toscano Firenze 1854; 6:405-412.
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Record number: 782995
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