Etymology:o.wen’si.i.N.L. gen. masc. n.owensii, of Owens, named to honor L. Owens, an Australian microbiologist and specialist in the biology of V. harveyi-related species
Effective publication:
Cano-Gomez A, Goulden EF, Owens L, Hoj L. Vibrio owensii sp. nov., isolated from cultured crustaceans in Australia. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2010; 302:175-181. 🇦🇺
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 132. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:469-472.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Notes:
⏰ According to Cano-Gomez et al. (2011), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Vibriocommunis Chimetto et al. 2011.Publication:
Cano-Gomez A, Hoj L, Owens L, Andreakis N. Multilocus sequence analysis provides basis for fast and reliable identification of Vibrio harveyi-related species and reveals previous misidentification of important marine pathogens. Syst Appl Microbiol 2011; 34:561-565. 🇦🇺
😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "n2". — 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 42 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.