Species "Vibrio serpens"

Name: "Vibrio serpens" Müller 1786

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ser’pens. L. masc./fem. n. serpens, creeping, crawling; from L. v. serpo; L. fem. n. Serpens, snake also possible (nominative in apposition)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: WI-bri-o SER-pens, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 12638; CCUG 2092; CIP 63.19; DSM 68; IFO 14924; JCM 20995; LMG 3734; NBRC 14924; NCTC 10593

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Original publication: Müller OF. Animalcula Infusoria Fluviatilia et Marina, Quae Detexit, Systematice Descripsit et Ad Vivum Delineari Curavit. Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1786.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Aquaspirillum serpens (Müller 1786) Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Aquaspirillum serpens (Müller 1786) Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Boivin et al. (1985), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Aquaspirillum bengal Kumar et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Boivin MF, Morris VL, Lee-Chan ECM, Murray RGE. Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness between selected members of the genus Aquaspirillum by slot blot hybridization: Aquaspirillum serpens (Mueller 1786) Hylemon, Wells, Krieg, and Jannasch 1973 emended to include Aquaspirillum bengal as a subjective synonym. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:512-517.
- ⏰ According to Brenner et al. (2005), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Aquaspirillum bengal Kumar et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Pot B, Gillis M. Genus III. Aquaspirillum Hylemon, Wells, Krieg and Jannasch 1973b, 361AL. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 801-823. 🇺🇸
- 😷 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". — 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.

Parent taxon: Vibrio Pacini 1854 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Müller OF. Animalcula Infusoria Fluviatilia et Marina, Quae Detexit, Systematice Descripsit et Ad Vivum Delineari Curavit. Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1786.

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