Name: Aeromonas hydrophila subsp. dhakensis Huys et al. 2002

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: dha.ken’sis. N.L. fem. adj. dhakensis, of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Pronunciation, gender: dha-KEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 45377; DSM 17689; LMG 19562; P21

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ508765 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Huys G, Kampfer P, Albert MJ, Kuhn I, Denys R, Swings J. Aeromonas hydrophila subsp. dhakensis subsp. nov., isolated from children with diarrhoea in Bangladesh, and extended description of Aeromonas hydrophila subsp. hydrophila (Chester 1901) Stanier 1943 (approved lists 1980). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:705-712.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1077-1079.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Aeromonas dhakensis (Huys et al. 2002) Beaz-Hidalgo et al. 2015

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Aeromonas dhakensis (Huys et al. 2002) Beaz-Hidalgo et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    "Aeromonas dhakensis" (Huys et al. 2002) Beaz-Hidalgo et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank
    Aeromonas aquariorum Martínez-Murcia et al. 2008	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • ❗ Aeromonas hydrophila subsp. dhakensis is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Aeromonas hydrophila within a separate genus Aeromonas.
  • 😷 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 = 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. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — 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.
  • 🙅 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 subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
  • 🧍 See also Beaz-Hidalgo et al. (2013). Publication: Beaz-Hidalgo R, Martinez-Murcia A, Figueras MJ. Reclassification of Aeromonas hydrophila subsp. dhakensis Huys et al. 2002 and Aeromonas aquariorum Martinez-Murcia et al. 2008 as Aeromonas dhakensis sp. nov. comb nov. and emendation of the species Aeromonas hydrophila. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:171-176.

Parent taxon: Aeromonas hydrophila (Chester 1901) Stanier 1943 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Huys G, Kampfer P, Albert MJ, Kuhn I, Denys R, Swings J. Aeromonas hydrophila subsp. dhakensis subsp. nov., isolated from children with diarrhoea in Bangladesh, and extended description of Aeromonas hydrophila subsp. hydrophila (Chester 1901) Stanier 1943 (approved lists 1980). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:705-712.

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