Name: Muribacter muris (Bisgaard 1988) Nicklas et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Actinobacillus muris Bisgaard 1988

Etymology: mu’ris. L. masc./fem. n. mus, the mouse; L. gen. masc./fem. n. muris, of the mouse

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 80-443D; Ackerman 80-443D; ATCC 49577; CCUG 16938; CCUG 28285; CCUG 28285 B; CIP 103439; DSM 22206; NCTC 12432

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF024526 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nicklas W, Bisgaard M, Aalbaek B, Kuhnert P, Christensen H. Reclassification of Actinobacillus muris as Muribacter muris gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3344-3351.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Actinobacillus muris Bisgaard 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Muribacter Nicklas et al. 2015. Publication: Nicklas W, Bisgaard M, Aalbaek B, Kuhnert P, Christensen H. Reclassification of Actinobacillus muris as Muribacter muris gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3344-3351.
  • 😷 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 8 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Muribacter Nicklas et al. 2015

Assigned by: Nicklas W, Bisgaard M, Aalbaek B, Kuhnert P, Christensen H. Reclassification of Actinobacillus muris as Muribacter muris gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3344-3351.

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Record number: 793343