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

Pronunciation, gender: RA-na͡e, 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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
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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". — 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 the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

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