Name: Hemophilus influenzae (Lehmann and Neumann 1896) Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacterium influenzae" Lehmann and Neumann 1896

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … in-flu-EN-za͡e, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 33391; CCUG 23945; CIP 102514; DSM 4690; NBIMCC 8801; NCTC 8143

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M35019 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Winslow CE, Broadhurst J, Buchanan RE, Krumwiede C, Rogers LA, Smith GH. The Families and Genera of the Bacteria: Preliminary Report of the Committee of the Society of American Bacteriologists on Characterization and Classification of Bacterial Types. J Bacteriol 1917; 2:505-566.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Haemophilus influenzae corrig. (Lehmann and Neumann 1896) Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Haemophilus influenzae corrig. (Lehmann and Neumann 1896) Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    "Bacterium influenzae" Lehmann and Neumann 1896	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Hemophilus Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Winslow CE, Broadhurst J, Buchanan RE, Krumwiede C, Rogers LA, Smith GH. The Families and Genera of the Bacteria: Preliminary Report of the Committee of the Society of American Bacteriologists on Characterization and Classification of Bacterial Types. J Bacteriol 1917; 2:505-566.
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Haemophilus influenzae corrig. (Lehmann and Neumann 1896) Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Belgium) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Haemophilus influenzae corrig. (Lehmann and Neumann 1896) Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Canada) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Haemophilus influenzae corrig. (Lehmann and Neumann 1896) Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Swiss Confederation) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Haemophilus influenzae corrig. (Lehmann and Neumann 1896) Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Germany) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Haemophilus influenzae corrig. (Lehmann and Neumann 1896) Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (France) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Haemophilus influenzae corrig. (Lehmann and Neumann 1896) Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Sweden) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Haemophilus influenzae corrig. (Lehmann and Neumann 1896) Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Taiwan) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Haemophilus influenzae corrig. (Lehmann and Neumann 1896) Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (United Kingdom) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Haemophilus influenzae corrig. (Lehmann and Neumann 1896) Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (United States) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1274 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: Hemophilus Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Winslow CE, Broadhurst J, Buchanan RE, Krumwiede C, Rogers LA, Smith GH. The Families and Genera of the Bacteria: Preliminary Report of the Committee of the Society of American Bacteriologists on Characterization and Classification of Bacterial Types. J Bacteriol 1917; 2:505-566.

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Record number: 3643