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Species Vibrio mimicus

Name: Vibrio mimicus Davis et al. 1982

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: mi’mi.cus. L. masc. adj. mimicus, of or belonging to mimes, mimic, named to indicate its close phenotypic similarity to Vibrio cholerae

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: WI-bri-o MI-mi-kus, masculine

Type strain: 1721-77; ATCC 33653; CAIM 602; CCUG 13624; CIP 101888; DSM 19130; LMG 7896; NCTC 11435

16S rRNA gene: X74713 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Davis BR, Fanning GR, Madden JM, Steigerwalt AG, Bradford HBJ, Smith HLJ, Brenner DJ. Characterization of biochemically atypical Vibrio cholerae strains and designation of a new pathogenic species, Vibrio mimicus. J Clin Microbiol 1981; 14:631-639. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 8. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1982; 32:266-268.

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 = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "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 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z". — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — 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 265 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Vibrio cholerae 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. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
    • 🫡 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. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Vibrio cholerae 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. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
    • 🧍 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 (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Vibrio Pacini 1854 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Davis BR, Fanning GR, Madden JM, Steigerwalt AG, Bradford HBJ, Smith HLJ, Brenner DJ. Characterization of biochemically atypical Vibrio cholerae strains and designation of a new pathogenic species, Vibrio mimicus. J Clin Microbiol 1981; 14:631-639. 🇺🇸

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