Name: Rodentibacter Adhikary et al. 2017

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ro.den.ti.bac’ter. L. pres. part. rodens, gnawing; N.L. pl. n. rodentes, rodents; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod (derived from bactrum); N.L. masc. n. Rodentibacter, rod from rodents

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Rodentibacter-), ro-den-ti-BAK-ter

Type species: Rodentibacter pneumotropicus (Jawetz 1950) Adhikary et al. 2017

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Adhikary S, Nicklas W, Bisgaard M, Boot R, Kuhnert P, Waberschek T, Aalbaek B, Korczak B, Christensen H. Rodentibacter gen. nov. including Rodentibacter pneumotropicus comb. nov., Rodentibacter heylii sp. nov., Rodentibacter myodis sp. nov., Rodentibacter ratti sp. nov., Rodentibacter heidelbergensis sp. nov., Rodentibacter trehalosifermentans sp. nov., Rodentibacter rarus sp. nov., Rodentibacter mrazii and two genomospecies. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1793-1806. 🇩🇰

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3137-3139.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Pasteurella Trevisan 1887 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Jawetz E. A pneumotropic pasteurella of laboratory animals; bacteriological and serological characteristics of the organism. J Infect Dis 1950; 86:172-183.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.24086 (N = 1).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 10; CCUG: 8; JCM: 2; ATCC: 2; KCTC: 2; CCM: 1; NCTC: 1; H: 1; LMG: 1; MCCM: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 10
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 11
Total number of child taxa: 11

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Rodentibacter abscessus Nakahara et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Rodentibacter caecimuris (Lagkouvardos et al. 2016) Li 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Rodentibacter haemolyticus Benga et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Rodentibacter heidelbergensis Adhikary et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Rodentibacter heylii Adhikary et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Rodentibacter mrazii Adhikary et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Rodentibacter myodis Adhikary et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Rodentibacter pneumotropicus (Jawetz 1950) Adhikary et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Rodentibacter rarus Adhikary et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Rodentibacter ratti Adhikary et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Rodentibacter trehalosifermentans Adhikary et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Pasteurellaceae Pohl 1981

Assigned by: Adhikary S, Nicklas W, Bisgaard M, Boot R, Kuhnert P, Waberschek T, Aalbaek B, Korczak B, Christensen H. Rodentibacter gen. nov. including Rodentibacter pneumotropicus comb. nov., Rodentibacter heylii sp. nov., Rodentibacter myodis sp. nov., Rodentibacter ratti sp. nov., Rodentibacter heidelbergensis sp. nov., Rodentibacter trehalosifermentans sp. nov., Rodentibacter rarus sp. nov., Rodentibacter mrazii and two genomospecies. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1793-1806. 🇩🇰

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