Species Haemophilus avium

Name: Haemophilus avium Hinz and Kunjara 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a’vi.um. L. gen. fem. pl. n. avium, of birds

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha͡e-MO-p^hi-lus A-wi-um, masculine

Type strain: 2654; ATCC 29546; CCUG 12833; CIP 100919; DSM 18557; IPDH 2654; NCTC 11297

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16S rRNA gene: M75058 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hinz KH, Kunjara C. Haemophilus avium, a new species from chickens. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1977; 27:324-329.

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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Avibacterium avium (Hinz and Kunjara 1977) Blackall et al. 2005

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Avibacterium avium (Hinz and Kunjara 1977) Blackall et al. 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pasteurella avium (Hinz and Kunjara 1977) Mutters et al. 1985	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Haemophilus avium 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 Haemophilus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 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 11 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.

Parent taxon: Haemophilus corrig. Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hinz KH, Kunjara C. Haemophilus avium, a new species from chickens. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1977; 27:324-329.

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Record number: 783936