Name: Haemophilus paragallinarum Biberstein and White 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ra.gal.li.na’rum. Gr. prep. para, beside, alongside of, near, like; L. gen. fem. pl. n. gallinarum, a bacterial specific epithet; N.L. gen. fem. pl. n. paragallinarum, resembling Avibacterium (Pasteurella) gallinarum

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pa-ra-gal-li-NA-rum, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 29545; CCUG 12835; CIP 103453; DSM 18554; NCTC 11296

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M75057 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Biberstein EL, White DC. A proposal for the establishment of two new Haemophilus species. J Med Microbiol 1969; 2:75-78.

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 paragallinarum (Biberstein and White 1969) Blackall et al. 2005

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Avibacterium paragallinarum (Biberstein and White 1969) Blackall et al. 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Haemophilus paragallinarum 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 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: 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, 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 169 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 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: Biberstein EL, White DC. A proposal for the establishment of two new Haemophilus species. J Med Microbiol 1969; 2:75-78.

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Record number: 783941