Species ***Vibrio* *kanaloae***

Name: Vibrio kanaloae Thompson et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ka.na’lo.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. kanaloae, of Kanaloa, the Hawaiian god of the sea and seamen

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: WI-bri-o ka-NA-lo-a͡e, masculine

Type strain: CAIM 485; DSM 17181; INCO 191; LMG 20539

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ316193 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Thompson FL, Thompson CC, Li Y, Gomez-Gil B, Vandenberghe J, Hoste B, Swings J. Vibrio kanaloae sp. nov., Vibrio pomeroyi sp. nov. and Vibrio chagasii sp. nov., from sea water and marine animals. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:753-759. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1221-1222.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "n". — 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.
- 🧍 Vibrio kanaloae Thompson et al. 2003 was previously known as Vibrio sp. FAFLP group A46 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, Li Y, Gomez-Gil B, Vandenberghe J, Hoste B, Swings J. Vibrio kanaloae sp. nov., Vibrio pomeroyi sp. nov. and Vibrio chagasii sp. nov., from sea water and marine animals. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:753-759. 🇧🇪

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Species Vibrio kanaloae

Species ***Vibrio* *kanaloae***