Species ***Vibrio* *hepatarius***

Name: Vibrio hepatarius Thompson et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: he.pa.ta.ri.us. N.L. masc. adj. hepatarius, of or belonging to the liver

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 1P; CAIM 693; DSM 19134; LMG 20362; P62

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ345063 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Thompson FL, Thompson CC, Hoste B, Vandemeulebroecke K, Gullian M, Swings J. Vibrio fortis sp. nov. and Vibrio hepatarius sp. nov., isolated from aquatic animals and the marine environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1495-1501.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:3-6.

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 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 7 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 genus.
- 🧍 Vibrio hepatarius Thompson et al. 2003 was previously known as Vibrio sp. FAFLP group A26 Thompson et al. 2001. Publication: Thompson FL, Hoste B, Vandemeulebroecke K, Swings J. Genomic diversity amongst Vibrio isolates from different sources determined by fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism. Syst Appl Microbiol 2001; 24:520-538.

Parent taxon: Vibrio Pacini 1854 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Thompson FL, Thompson CC, Hoste B, Vandemeulebroecke K, Gullian M, Swings J. Vibrio fortis sp. nov. and Vibrio hepatarius sp. nov., isolated from aquatic animals and the marine environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1495-1501.

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Species Vibrio hepatarius

Species ***Vibrio* *hepatarius***