Genus Avibacterium
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Avibacterium Blackall et al. 2005, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Avibacterium gallinarum (Hall et al. 1955) Blackall et al. 2005.
Etymology: L. gen. pl. n. avium, of birds; L. neut. n. bacterium, rod; N.L. neut. n. Avibacterium, bacterium of birds.
Valid publication: BLACKALL (P.J.), CHRISTENSEN (H.), BECKENHAM (T.), BLACKALL (L.L.) and BISGAARD (M.): Reclassification of Pasteurella gallinarum, [Haemophilus] paragallinarum, Pasteurella avium and Pasteurella volantium as Avibacterium gallinarum gen. nov., comb. nov., Avibacterium paragallinarum comb. nov., Avibacterium avium comb. nov. and Avibacterium volantium comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 353-362.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: The noun bacterium which is cited in the etymology, is a Latin noun, not a neo-Latin noun as cited in the paper by Blackall et al. 2005.
Avibacterium avium (Hinz and Kunjara 1977) Blackall et al. 2005, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IPDH 2654 = ATCC 29546= CCUG 12833 = CIP 100919 = NCTC 11297.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M75058.
Basonym: ¤ Haemophilus avium Hinz and Kunjara 1977 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonym: ¤ Pasteurella avium (Hinz and Kunjara 1977) Mutters et al. 1985.
Etymology: L. gen. pl. n. avium, of birds.
Valid publication: BLACKALL (P.J.), CHRISTENSEN (H.), BECKENHAM (T.), BLACKALL (L.L.) and BISGAARD (M.): Reclassification of Pasteurella gallinarum, [Haemophilus] paragallinarum, Pasteurella avium and Pasteurella volantium as Avibacterium gallinarum gen. nov., comb. nov., Avibacterium paragallinarum comb. nov., Avibacterium avium comb. nov. and Avibacterium volantium comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 353-362.
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Avibacterium endocarditidis Bisgaard et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 20186H4H1 = CCUG 52860 = DSM 18224.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ465412.
Etymology: N.L. n. endocarditis, endocarditis, the medical term for an infection of the inner heart; N.L. gen. n. endocarditidis, of endocarditis.
Valid publication: BISGAARD (M.), CHRISTENSEN (J.P.), BOJESEN (A.M.) and CHRISTENSEN (H.): Avibacterium endocarditidis sp. nov., isolated from valvular endocarditis in chickens. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1729-1734.
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Avibacterium gallinarum (Hall et al. 1955) Blackall et al. 2005, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 13361= CCUG 12391 = CIP 102676 = NCTC 11188.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY362921.
Basonym: ¤ Pasteurella gallinarum Hall et al. 1955 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. gen. pl. n. gallinarum, of hens.
Valid publication: BLACKALL (P.J.), CHRISTENSEN (H.), BECKENHAM (T.), BLACKALL (L.L.) and BISGAARD (M.): Reclassification of Pasteurella gallinarum, [Haemophilus] paragallinarum, Pasteurella avium and Pasteurella volantium as Avibacterium gallinarum gen. nov., comb. nov., Avibacterium paragallinarum comb. nov., Avibacterium avium comb. nov. and Avibacterium volantium comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 353-362.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: In the abstract, the type strain NCTC 11188 is erroneously cited as NCTC 1118.
Avibacterium paragallinarum (Biberstein and White 1969) Blackall et al. 2005, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 29545= CCUG 12835 = CIP 103453 = NCTC 11296.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY498868.
Basonym: ¤ Haemophilus paragallinarum Biberstein and White 1969 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. prep. para, alongside of, resembling; L. gen. pl. n. gallinarum, a bacterial specific epithet; N.L. pl. gen. n. paragallinarum, resembling to Avibacterium gallinarum.
Valid publication: BLACKALL (P.J.), CHRISTENSEN (H.), BECKENHAM (T.), BLACKALL (L.L.) and BISGAARD (M.): Reclassification of Pasteurella gallinarum, [Haemophilus] paragallinarum, Pasteurella avium and Pasteurella volantium as Avibacterium gallinarum gen. nov., comb. nov., Avibacterium paragallinarum comb. nov., Avibacterium avium comb. nov. and Avibacterium volantium comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 353-362.
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Avibacterium volantium (Mutters et al. 1985) Blackall et al. 2005, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Lovell 6 = ATCC 14385= CCUG 3713 = CIP 102677 = NCTC 3438.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M75070.
Basonym: ¤ Pasteurella volantium Mutters et al. 1985.
Etymology: L. pl. n. volantes -ium, birds; L. gen. pl. n. volantium, of birds.
Valid publication: BLACKALL (P.J.), CHRISTENSEN (H.), BECKENHAM (T.), BLACKALL (L.L.) and BISGAARD (M.): Reclassification of Pasteurella gallinarum, [Haemophilus] paragallinarum, Pasteurella avium and Pasteurella volantium as Avibacterium gallinarum gen. nov., comb. nov., Avibacterium paragallinarum comb. nov., Avibacterium avium comb. nov. and Avibacterium volantium comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 353-362.
Original article in IJSEM Online