Name: Actinobacillus anseriformium Bisgaard and Christensen 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: an.se.ri.for’mi.um N.L. pl. n. Anseriformes, scientific name of an order which encompasses ducks, geese, swans and other web-footed birds; N.L. gen. pl. n. anseriformium, of/from Anseriformes

Type strains: CCM 7846; CCUG 60324; DSM 26423; F66

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16S rRNA gene accession number: AY172727

Valid publication: Bisgaard M, Christensen H. Classification of avian haemolytic Actinobacillus-like organisms (Bisgaard taxon 26) associated with anseriforme birds as Actinobacillus anseriformium sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:352-358.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • The tentative name was Bisgaard taxon 26.
  • Actinobacillus anseriformium Bisgaard and Christensen 2012 was previously known as Bisgaard taxon 26. Publication: Bisgaard M. Isolation and characterization of some previously unreported taxa from poultry with phenotypical characters related to Actinobacillus- and Pasteurella species. Acta Path. Microbiol. Immunol. Scand. B 1982; 90:59-67.
  • The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t".

Parent taxon: Actinobacillus Brumpt 1910 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Bisgaard M, Christensen H. Classification of avian haemolytic Actinobacillus-like organisms (Bisgaard taxon 26) associated with anseriforme birds as Actinobacillus anseriformium sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:352-358.

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