Name: Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (Shope 1964) Pohl et al. 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Haemophilus pleuropneumoniae corrig. Shope 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: pleu.ro.pneu.mo.ni.ae. Gr. fem. n. pleura, rib, side; N.L. fem. n. pneumonia, disease of the lungs; N.L. gen. fem. n. pleuropneumoniae, of pleuropneumonia

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 4074; ATCC 27088; CCM 5869; CCUG 12837; CCUG 41656; CCUG 43096; CIP 100916; DSM 13472; HK 405; NCTC 12370; Shope 4074

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Valid publication: Pohl S, Bertschinger HU, Frederiksen W, Mannheim W. Transfer of Haemophilus pleuropneumoniae and the Pasteurella haemolytica-like organism causing porcine necrotic pleuropneumonia to the genus Actinobacillus (Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae comb. nov.) on the basis of phenotypic and deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:510-514.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Haemophilus pleuropneumoniae corrig. Shope 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Hemophilus pleuropneumoniae Shope 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.13513 (N = 29).
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "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: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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 = 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 1502 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
  • 🧍 In the abstract of the paper by Pohl et al. 1983, the type strain is cited as 4047 in place of Shope 4074. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.
  • 🧍 In the abstract of the paper by Pohl et al. 1983, the type strain is mistakenly cited as 4047 instead of Shope 4074. — Leibniz Institute DSMZ. Prokaryotic Nomenclature Up-to-date, 2018-12-11.

Parent taxon: Actinobacillus Brumpt 1910 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Pohl S, Bertschinger HU, Frederiksen W, Mannheim W. Transfer of Haemophilus pleuropneumoniae and the Pasteurella haemolytica-like organism causing porcine necrotic pleuropneumonia to the genus Actinobacillus (Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae comb. nov.) on the basis of phenotypic and deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:510-514.

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