Name: Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. pectinolytica Pavan et al. 2000

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: pec.ti.no.ly’ti.ca. N.L. neut. n. pectinum, pectin; N.L. fem. adj. lytica, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. fem. adj. lytikê, able to loosen; N.L. fem. adj. pectinolytica, pectin-dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pek-ti-no-LY-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: 34mel; CCUG 44929; CIP 107036; DSM 12609

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF134065 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Pavan ME, Abbott SL, Zorzopulos J, Janda JM. Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. pectinolytica subsp. nov., a new pectinase-positive subspecies isolated from a heavily polluted river. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1119-1124. 🇦🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1419-1420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 = 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.
  • 🙆 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 salmonicida (Lehmann and Neumann 1896) Griffin et al. 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Pavan ME, Abbott SL, Zorzopulos J, Janda JM. Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. pectinolytica subsp. nov., a new pectinase-positive subspecies isolated from a heavily polluted river. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1119-1124. 🇦🇷

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Record number: 772914