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Species Haemophilus felis
Name: Haemophilus felis Inzana et al. 1999
Etymology: fe’lis. L. gen. fem. n. felis, of a cat
Pronunciation, gender: FE-lis, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 49733; CCUG 31170; CIP 103890; DSM 21192; TI 189
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF224292
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Inzana TJ, Johnson JL, Shell L, Moller K, Kilian M. Isolation and characterization of a newly identified Haemophilus species from cats: "Haemophilus felis". J Clin Microbiol 1992; 30:2108-2112. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 69. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:341-342.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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 = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 3 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.
Parent taxon: Haemophilus corrig. Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Inzana TJ, Johnson JL, Shell L, Moller K, Kilian M. Isolation and characterization of a newly identified Haemophilus species from cats: "Haemophilus felis". J Clin Microbiol 1992; 30:2108-2112. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 783937
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