Genus Gallibacterium

Name: Gallibacterium Christensen et al. 2003

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Gal.li.bac.te’ri.um. L. masc. n. gallus, chicken; N.L. neut. n. bacterium, rod; N.L. neut. n. Gallibacterium, bacterium of chicken

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Gallibacteri-), gal-li-bak-TE-ri-um

Type species: Gallibacterium anatis (Mutters et al. 1985) Christensen et al. 2003

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Christensen H, Bisgaard M, Bojesen AM, Mutters R, Olsen JE. Genetic relationships among avian isolates classified as Pasteurella haemolytica, 'Actinobacillus salpingitidis' or Pasteurella anatis with proposal of Gallibacterium anatis gen. nov., comb. nov. and description of additional genomospecies within Gallibacterium gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:275-287. 🇩🇰

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:629-630.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Emendations:
  • Bisgaard et al. 2009 Bisgaard M, Korczak BM, Busse HJ, Kuhnert P, Bojesen AM, Christensen H. Classification of the taxon 2 and taxon 3 complex of Bisgaard within Gallibacterium and description of Gallibacterium melopsittaci sp. nov., Gallibacterium trehalosifermentans sp. nov. and Gallibacterium salpingitidis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:735-744. 🇩🇰 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1557-1558.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 3 new species in the genus.

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Pasteurella Trevisan 1887 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Mutters R, Ihm P, Pohl S, Frederiksen W, Mannheim W. Reclassification of the genus Pasteurella Trevisan 1887 on the basis of deoxyribonucleic acid homology, with proposals for the new species Pasteurella dagmatis, Pasteurella canis, Pasteurella stomatis, Pasteurella anatis, and Pasteurella langaa. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:309-322.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.19963 (N = 1).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CCUG: 5; NCTC: 2; CCM: 2; CIP: 1; NBRC: 1; ATCC: 1; KCTC: 1; DSM: 1.
  • 🧍 The gender of the genus name Gallibacterium is not given in the paper by Christensen et al. 2003. According to Rule 65(2) Gallibacterium must be in the neuter gender. 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. 🇮🇱

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 5
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 5

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Gallibacterium anatis (Mutters et al. 1985) Christensen et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Gallibacterium faecale Ryu et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Gallibacterium melopsittaci Bisgaard et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Gallibacterium salpingitidis Bisgaard et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Gallibacterium trehalosifermentans Bisgaard et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Pasteurellaceae Pohl 1981

Assigned by: Bisgaard M, Korczak BM, Busse HJ, Kuhnert P, Bojesen AM, Christensen H. Classification of the taxon 2 and taxon 3 complex of Bisgaard within Gallibacterium and description of Gallibacterium melopsittaci sp. nov., Gallibacterium trehalosifermentans sp. nov. and Gallibacterium salpingitidis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:735-744. 🇩🇰

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