Subspecies Vibrio alginolyticus subsp. iophagus

Name: Vibrio alginolyticus subsp. iophagus (ex Welton and Woods 1973) Emod et al. 1983

Category, proposed as: subspecies, subsp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: io’pha.gus. Gr. masc./fem. adj. suff. -phagos, eater; N.L. masc. adj. iophagus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: WI-bri-o al-gi-no-LY-ti-kus IO-p^ha-gus, masculine

Type strain: CIP I.029

Valid publication: Emod I, Soubigou P, Tong NT, Keil B, Richard C. Assignment of "Achromobacter iophagus" Strain I.029 to Vibrio alginolyticus Chemovar iophagus. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1983; 33:451-459.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: in need of a replacement (and not recommended for medical use)

• Notes:
  • 🙆 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 genus.
  • 🧍 Vibrio alginolyticus subsp. iophagus (ex Welton and Woods 1973) Emod et al. 1983 is illegitimate because it has incorrectly be proposed as chemovar. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Christensen H, Goker M, Manaia CM, Moore ERB. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2025 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6979. 🇮🇱
  • 🧍 Emod et al. 1983 proposed "chemovar Iophagus" rather than "subspecies iophagus" as interpreted by Moore et al. 1985. Chemovars have no taxonomic standing and the name Vibrio alginolyticus subsp. (chemovar) iophagus is an illegitimate name and has no standing in nomenclature. Publication: Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:95. 🇺🇸
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Holmes B. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF VIBRIONACEAE: Minutes of the meetings, 18 and 20 September 1990, Osaka, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1992; 42:199-201. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Vibrio alginolyticus (Miyamoto et al. 1961) Sakazaki 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Emod I, Soubigou P, Tong NT, Keil B, Richard C. Assignment of "Achromobacter iophagus" Strain I.029 to Vibrio alginolyticus Chemovar iophagus. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1983; 33:451-459.

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