Name: Edwardsiella ictaluri Hawke et al. 1981

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Ictalurus, the genus name for catfish; N.L. gen. masc. n. ictaluri, of Icatlurus, of catfish

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33202; CCUG 18764; CDC 1976-78; CIP 81.96; DSM 13697; JCM 1680; NCTC 12122; SECFDL GA 77-52

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16S rRNA gene: AB050826 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hawke JP, McWhorter AC, Steigerwalt AG, Brenner DJ. Edwardsiella ictaluri sp. nov., the causative agent of enteric septicemia of catfish. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1981; 31:396-400.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

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, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 368 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Edwardsiella Ewing and McWhorter 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hawke JP, McWhorter AC, Steigerwalt AG, Brenner DJ. Edwardsiella ictaluri sp. nov., the causative agent of enteric septicemia of catfish. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1981; 31:396-400.

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Record number: 775881