Species Vibrio salmonicida

Name: Vibrio salmonicida Egidius et al. 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sal.mo.ni.ci’da. L. masc. n. salmo (gen. salmonis), salmon; L. masc. n. suff. -cida, murderer, killer; from L. v. caedo, to cut or kill; N.L. masc. n. salmonicida, salmon killer

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: WI-bri-o sal-mo-ni-KI-da, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 43839; CIP 103166; DSM 21110; HI 7751; LMG 14010; NCIMB 2262; NCMB 2262

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16S rRNA gene: X70643 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Egidius E, Wiik R, Andersen K, Hoff KA, Hjeltnes B. Vibrio salmonicida sp. nov., a new fish pathogen. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:518-520.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Aliivibrio salmonicida (Egidius et al. 1986) Urbanczyk et al. 2007

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Aliivibrio salmonicida (Egidius et al. 1986) Urbanczyk et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Vibrio salmonicida is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Vibrio.
- 😷 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 2026-08-13. 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 72 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
- 🧍 See also Wiik and Egidius (1986). Publication: Wiik R, Egidius E. Genetic Relationships of Vibrio salmonicida sp. nov. to Other Fish-Pathogenic Vibrios. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1986; 36:521-523.

Parent taxon: Vibrio Pacini 1854 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Egidius E, Wiik R, Andersen K, Hoff KA, Hjeltnes B. Vibrio salmonicida sp. nov., a new fish pathogen. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:518-520.

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Species Vibrio salmonicida