Species ***Vibrio* *ichthyoenteri***

Name: Vibrio ichthyoenteri Ishimaru et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ich.thy.o.en’te.ri. Gr. masc. n. ichthys, fish; Gr. neut. n. enteron, gut; N.L. gen. neut. n. ichthyoenteri, of fish gut [probably better: ichthyenteri]

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700023; CAIM 597; CIP 104815; DSM 14397; F-2; IFO 15847; LMG 19664; NBRC 15847

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB680983 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ishimaru K, Akagawa-Matsushita M, Muroga K. Vibrio ichthyoenteri sp. nov., a pathogen of Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) larvae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:155-159.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:627.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

Notes:
- 😷 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 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". — 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 19 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 species itself.
- 🧍 Vibrio ichthyoenteri Ishimaru et al. 1996 was previously known as Vibrio sp. INFL (Intestinal Necrosis of Flounder Larvae). Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.

Parent taxon: Vibrio Pacini 1854 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ishimaru K, Akagawa-Matsushita M, Muroga K. Vibrio ichthyoenteri sp. nov., a pathogen of Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) larvae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:155-159.

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Record number: 783012

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Species Vibrio ichthyoenteri

Species ***Vibrio* *ichthyoenteri***