Species Actinomyces hordeovulneris

Name: Actinomyces hordeovulneris Buchanan et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hor.de.o.vul’ne.ris. L. neut. n. hordeum, barley; L. neut. n. Hordeum, genus of grass; L. neut. n. vulnus (gen. vulneris), wound, injury; N.L. gen. neut. n. hordeovulneris, of (isolated from) injuries produced by awns of Hordeum

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-NO-my-kes hor-de-o-WUL-ne-ris, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 35275; CCUG 32937; CIP 103149; DSM 20732; UCD 81; UCD 81-332-9

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X82448 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Buchanan AM, Scott JL, Gerencser MA, Beaman BL, Jang S, Biberstein EL. Actinomyces hordeovulneris sp. nov., an agent of canine actinomycosis. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:439-443.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Buchananella hordeovulneris (Buchanan et al. 1984) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Buchananella hordeovulneris (Buchanan et al. 1984) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Actinomyces hordeovulneris 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 Actinomyces.
- 😷 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 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
- 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018). Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Buchanan AM, Scott JL, Gerencser MA, Beaman BL, Jang S, Biberstein EL. Actinomyces hordeovulneris sp. nov., an agent of canine actinomycosis. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:439-443.

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Species Actinomyces hordeovulneris