Name: Aeromonas hydrophila subsp. ranae Huys et al. 2003

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: ra’nae. N.L. fem. n. Rana, generic name of frog; L. gen. fem. n. ranae, of a frog

Gender: feminine

Type strain: Au-1D12; CCUG 46211; DSM 17695; LMG 19707

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ508766 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Huys G, Pearson M, Kampfer P, Denys R, Cnockaert M, Inglis V, Swings J. Aeromonas hydrophila subsp. ranae subsp. nov., isolated from septicaemic farmed frogs in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:885-891.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1221-1222.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

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  • 😷 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: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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 = "t".

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

Assigned by: Huys G, Pearson M, Kampfer P, Denys R, Cnockaert M, Inglis V, Swings J. Aeromonas hydrophila subsp. ranae subsp. nov., isolated from septicaemic farmed frogs in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:885-891.

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Record number: 772905