Species Haemophilus vaginalis

Name: Haemophilus vaginalis Gardner and Dukes 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: va.gi.na’lis. L. fem. n. vagina, sheath, vagina; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. vaginalis, pertaining to vagina, of the vagina

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha͡e-MO-p^hi-lus wa-gi-NA-lis, masculine

Type strain: 594 of Gardner and Dukes; ATCC 14018; CCUG 3717; CIP 70.74; DSM 4944; Dukes 594; JCM 11026; LMG 7832; NCTC 10287; NCTC 10915

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB971820 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gardner HL, Dukes CD. Haemophilus vaginalis vaginitis: a newly defined specific infection previously classified non-specific vaginitis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1955; 69:962-976.

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: Gardnerella vaginalis (Gardner and Dukes 1955) Greenwood and Pickett 1980

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gardnerella vaginalis (Gardner and Dukes 1955) Greenwood and Pickett 1980	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Corynebacterium vaginale" (Gardner and Dukes 1955) Zinnemann and Turner 1963	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • ❗ Haemophilus vaginalis 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 = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - 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 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 116 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: Gardner HL, Dukes CD. Haemophilus vaginalis vaginitis: a newly defined specific infection previously classified non-specific vaginitis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1955; 69:962-976.

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