Name: Actinobacillus delphinicola Foster et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: del.phi.ni’co.la. L. masc. n. delphinus, dolphin; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. delphinicola, dolphin dweller

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-no-ba-KIL-lus del-p^hi-NI-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700179; CIP 106129; DSM 11374; M906/93; NCTC 12870

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: X89378 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Foster G, Ross HM, Malnick H, Willems A, Garcia P, Reid RJ, Collins MD. Actinobacillus delphinicola sp. nov., a new member of the family Pasteurellaceae Pohl (1979) 1981 isolated from sea mammals. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:648-652. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1191.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PV?". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Actinobacillus Brumpt 1910 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Foster G, Ross HM, Malnick H, Willems A, Garcia P, Reid RJ, Collins MD. Actinobacillus delphinicola sp. nov., a new member of the family Pasteurellaceae Pohl (1979) 1981 isolated from sea mammals. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:648-652. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 772658