Name: Aggregatibacter kilianii Murra et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ki.li.a’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. kilianii, of Kilian, named in honor of Mogens Kilian for his substantial contributions to Haemophilus and Aggregatibacter research

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ki-li-A-ni-i, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 70536; DSM 105094; PN_528

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16S rRNA gene: MH160776 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Murra M, Lutzen L, Barut A, Zbinden R, Lund M, Villesen P, Norskov-Lauritsen N. Whole-Genome Sequencing of Aggregatibacter Species Isolated from Human Clinical Specimens and Description of Aggregatibacter kilianii sp. nov. J Clin Microbiol 2018; 56:e00053-18. 🇩🇰

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 185. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:5-9.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Aggregatibacter Nørskov-Lauritsen and Kilian 2006

Assigned by: Murra M, Lutzen L, Barut A, Zbinden R, Lund M, Villesen P, Norskov-Lauritsen N. Whole-Genome Sequencing of Aggregatibacter Species Isolated from Human Clinical Specimens and Description of Aggregatibacter kilianii sp. nov. J Clin Microbiol 2018; 56:e00053-18. 🇩🇰

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Record number: 798031