Name: Actinobacillus ureae (Jones 1962) Mutters et al. 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pasteurella ureae Jones 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: Chem. fem. n. urea, urea; N.L. gen. fem. n. ureae, of urea, intended to mean that urea is converted into ammonium carbonate?

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 25976; CCUG 2139; CIP 62.8; DSM 5568; Henriksen 3520/59; NCTC 10219

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY362900 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mutters R, Pohl S, Mannheim W. Transfer of Pasteurella ureae Jones 1962 to the genus Actinobacillus Brumpt 1910: Actinobacillus ureae comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:343-344.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pasteurella ureae Jones 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08365 (N = 29).
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, 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. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 22 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 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.

Parent taxon: Actinobacillus Brumpt 1910 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Mutters R, Pohl S, Mannheim W. Transfer of Pasteurella ureae Jones 1962 to the genus Actinobacillus Brumpt 1910: Actinobacillus ureae comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:343-344.

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Record number: 772662