Name: Allisonella histaminiformans Garner et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: his.ta.min.i.for.mans. N.L. gen. neut. n. histamini, histamine; L. pres. part. formans, forming; N.L. part. adj. histaminiformans, histamine forming

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-610; CCUG 48567; DSM 15230; MR2

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF548373 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Garner MR, Flint JF, Russell JB. Allisonella histaminiformans gen. nov., sp. nov. A novel bacterium that produces histamine, utilizes histidine as its sole energy source, and could play a role in bovine and equine laminitis. Syst Appl Microbiol 2002; 25:498-506.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 90. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:373.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Allisonella Garner et al. 2003. Publication: Garner MR, Flint JF, Russell JB. Allisonella histaminiformans gen. nov., sp. nov. A novel bacterium that produces histamine, utilizes histidine as its sole energy source, and could play a role in bovine and equine laminitis. Syst Appl Microbiol 2002; 25:498-506.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "t+".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from its type species and may be reclassified as Dialister". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Allisonella Garner et al. 2003

Assigned by: Garner MR, Flint JF, Russell JB. Allisonella histaminiformans gen. nov., sp. nov. A novel bacterium that produces histamine, utilizes histidine as its sole energy source, and could play a role in bovine and equine laminitis. Syst Appl Microbiol 2002; 25:498-506.

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