Name: Vibrio tapetis subsp. tapetis (Borrego et al. 1996) Balboa and Romalde 2013

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov. (rule 40d)

Basonym: Vibrio tapetis Borrego et al. 1996

Etymology: ta’pe.tis. N.L. masc. n. Tapes, a genus name; N.L. gen. masc. n. tapetis, of Tapes, of clams (Tapes spp.)

Gender: masculine

Type strain: B 1090; CECT 4600; CIP 104856; DSM 21475; LMG 19706; Vibrio tapetis CECT4600

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Effective publication: Balboa S, Romalde JL. Multilocus sequence analysis of Vibrio tapetis, the causative agent of Brown Ring Disease: description of Vibrio tapetis subsp. britannicus subsp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:183-187.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 152. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2365-2367.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Levican et al. 2017 Levican A, Lasa A, Irgang R, Romalde JL, Poblete-Morales M, Avendano-Herrera R. Isolation of Vibrio tapetis from two native fish species (Genypterus chilensis and Paralichthys adspersus) reared in Chile and description of Vibrio tapetis subsp. quintayensis subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:716-723. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1621-1622.

• Notes:
  • 📠 This subspecies was automatically created by the valid publication of Vibrio tapetis subsp. britannicus Balboa and Romalde 2013 according to rule 40d. Publication: Balboa S, Romalde JL. Multilocus sequence analysis of Vibrio tapetis, the causative agent of Brown Ring Disease: description of Vibrio tapetis subsp. britannicus subsp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:183-187.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.

Parent taxon: Vibrio tapetis Borrego et al. 1996

Assigned by: Balboa S, Romalde JL. Multilocus sequence analysis of Vibrio tapetis, the causative agent of Brown Ring Disease: description of Vibrio tapetis subsp. britannicus subsp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:183-187.

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Record number: 790795