Name: Actinobacillus scotiae Foster et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sco’ti.ae. L. fem. n. scotia, classical Latin name of Scotland; L. gen. fem. n. scotiae, of Scotland, where the isolates were collected

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-no-ba-KIL-lus SKO-ti-a͡e, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 46379; CIP 105697; DSM 22205; M2000/95/1; NCTC 12922

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16S rRNA gene: Y09653 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Foster G, Ross HM, Patterson IA, Hutson RA, Collins MD. Actinobacillus scotiae sp. nov., a new member of the family Pasteurellaceae Pohl (1979) 1981 isolated from porpoises (Phocoena phocoena). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:929-933. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1085-1087.

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 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 1 time 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, Patterson IA, Hutson RA, Collins MD. Actinobacillus scotiae sp. nov., a new member of the family Pasteurellaceae Pohl (1979) 1981 isolated from porpoises (Phocoena phocoena). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:929-933. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 783286