Name: Bordetella bronchiseptica (Ferry 1912) Moreno-López 1952 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacillus bronchisepticus" Ferry 1912

Etymology: bron.chi.sep’ti.ca. Gr. fem. n. bronchia, the bronchial tubes; L. adj. septicus -a -um, producing a putrefaction, putrefying, septic; N.L. fem. adj. bronchiseptica, intended to mean with an infected bronchus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … bron-k^hi-SEP-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 19395; CCUG 219; CIP 55.110; DSM 13414; IFO 13691; LMG 1232; NBRC 13691; NCTC 452

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB680479 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Moreno-Lopez M. El genero Bordetella. Microbiologia Española 1952; 5:177-181.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Bacillus bronchisepticus" Ferry 1912	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and 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 = 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, note = "ht". — The risk group for France has been imported on 2024-08-30. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Sweden has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. 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 1456 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 risk group of the species itself.
  • 🧍 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 (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Bordetella Moreno-López 1952 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Moreno-Lopez M. El genero Bordetella. Microbiologia Española 1952; 5:177-181.

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Record number: 774100