Name: Actinobacillus muris Bisgaard 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Effective publication: Bisgaard M. Actinobacillus muris sp. nov. isolated from mice. Acta Pathol. Microbiol. Immunol. Scand. Sect. B 1986; 94:1-18.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 25. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:220-222.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

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

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Muribacter muris (Bisgaard 1988) Nicklas et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Actinobacillus muris is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Actinobacillus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — 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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 12 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 Actinobacillus muris Bisgaard 1988 was previously known as Bisgaard taxon 12. Publication: Bisgaard M. Isolation and characterization of some previously unreported taxa from poultry with phenotypical characters related to Actinobacillus-an Pasteurella species. Acta Pathol Microbiol Immunol Scand B 1982; 90:59-67.

Parent taxon: Actinobacillus Brumpt 1910 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Bisgaard M. Actinobacillus muris sp. nov. isolated from mice. Acta Pathol. Microbiol. Immunol. Scand. Sect. B 1986; 94:1-18.

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