Name: Haemophilus parainfluenzae Rivers 1922 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: Gr. prep. para, beside, alongside of, near, like; N.L. gen. fem. n. influenzae, specific epithet; N.L. gen. fem. n. parainfluenzae, resembling Haemophilus influenzae
Type strain: ATCC 33392; CCUG 12836; CIP 102513; DSM 8978; NCTC 7857
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16S rRNA gene: EU083530 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Rivers TM. Influenza-like bacilli: Growth of influenza-like bacilli on media containing only an autoclave-labile substance as an accessory food factor. Johns Hopkins Hospital Bulletin 1922; 33:429-431.
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
Parent taxon: Haemophilus corrig. Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Rivers TM. Influenza-like bacilli: Growth of influenza-like bacilli on media containing only an autoclave-labile substance as an accessory food factor. Johns Hopkins Hospital Bulletin 1922; 33:429-431.
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Record number: 776647