Species ***Vibrio* *vulnificus***

Name: Vibrio vulnificus (Reichelt et al. 1979) Farmer 1980

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Beneckea vulnifica Reichelt et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: vul.ni.fi.cus. L. masc. adj. vulnificus, wound-making, wound-inflicting

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 324; ATCC 27562; BCRC 12905; CAIM 610; CCRC 12905; CCUG 13448; CCUG 16394; CIP 75.04; DSM 10143; IFO 15645; JCM 3725; LMG 13545; NBIMCC 8965; NBRC 15645

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X76333 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Farmer Iii JJ. Revival of the name Vibrio vulnificus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:656.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Beneckea vulnifica Reichelt et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Emendations:
- West et al. 1986 West PA, Brayton PR, Bryant TN, Colwell RR. Numerical taxonomy of vibrios isolated from aquatic environments. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:531-543.

Notes:
- 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 2022; 168:0.
- The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z".

Parent taxon: Vibrio Pacini 1854 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Farmer Iii JJ. Revival of the name Vibrio vulnificus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:656.

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Species Vibrio vulnificus