Name: Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. smithia Austin et al. 1989

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: smi’thi.a. N.L. fem. adj. smithia, pertaining to Smith, named after Isabel W. Smith

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-e-RO-mo-nas sal-mo-ni-KI-da SMI-t^hi-a, feminine

Type strain: 138; ATCC 49393; CCM 4103; CIP 104757; DSM 21293

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AJ009859 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Austin DA, McIntosh D, Austin B. Taxonomy of fish associated Aeromonas spp., with the description of Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. smithia subsp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1989; 11:277-290. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 31. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:495-497.

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 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: 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, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "t2". — 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: Austin DA, McIntosh D, Austin B. Taxonomy of fish associated Aeromonas spp., with the description of Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. smithia subsp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1989; 11:277-290. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 783332