Subspecies "Vibrio fetus subsp. venerealis"

Name: "Vibrio fetus subsp. venerealis" Florent 1959

Category, proposed as: subspecies, subsp. nov.

Etymology: ve.ne.re.a’lis. L. masc. adj. venereus, of Venus goddess of love; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. venerealis, of Venus, goddess of love, venereal

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: WI-bri-o FE-tus we-ne-re-A-lis, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 19438; CCUG 33899; CCUG 538; CIP 68.29; DSM 18826; JCM 2528; LMG 6443; NCTC 10354

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16S rRNA gene: M65011 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Florent A. Les deux vibrioses génitales de la bête bovine : La vibriose vénérienne, due à Vibrio fœtus venerialis, et la vibriose d'origine intestinale due à V. fœtus intestinalis. Proceedings 10th International Veterinary Congress Madrid 1959; 2:953-957.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis (Florent 1959) Véron and Chatelain 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis (Florent 1959) Véron and Chatelain 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - human risk group: 2 - animal risk group: 3 - biological class of risk animal: 3". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, 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". — 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.

Parent taxon: "Vibrio fetus" Smith and Taylor 1919

Assigned by: Florent A. Les deux vibrioses génitales de la bête bovine : La vibriose vénérienne, due à Vibrio fœtus venerialis, et la vibriose d'origine intestinale due à V. fœtus intestinalis. Proceedings 10th International Veterinary Congress Madrid 1959; 2:953-957.

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Record number: 4711