Name: Brachyspira hyodysenteriae (Harris et al. 1972) Ochiai et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Treponema hyodysenteriae Harris et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: hy.o.dy.sen.te.ri.ae. Gr. gen. masc./fem. n. hyos, hog, pig; L. fem. n. dysenteria, a flux, dysentery; N.L. gen. fem. n. hyodysenteriae, of hog dysentery. In recognition of the species as the etiologic agent of swine dysentery

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 27164; B 78; CCUG 46668; NCTC 13041

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M57743 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ochiai S, Adachi Y, Mori K. Unification of the genera Serpulina and Brachyspira, and proposals of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae Comb. Nov., Brachyspira innocens Comb. Nov. and Brachyspira pilosicoli Comb. Nov. Microbiol Immunol 1997; 41:445-452.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 64. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:327-328.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Serpula hyodysenteriae (Harris et al. 1972) Stanton et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Serpulina hyodysenteriae (Harris et al. 1972) Stanton 1992	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Treponema hyodysenteriae Harris et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
    Notes:
    • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 = 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 = "t".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 291 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Brachyspira Hovind-Hougen et al. 1983

Assigned by: Ochiai S, Adachi Y, Mori K. Unification of the genera Serpulina and Brachyspira, and proposals of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae Comb. Nov., Brachyspira innocens Comb. Nov. and Brachyspira pilosicoli Comb. Nov. Microbiol Immunol 1997; 41:445-452.

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