Name: "Hemophilus pertussis" Bergey et al. 1923

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: per.tus’sis. L. gen. fem. n. tussis; N.L. gen. fem. n. pertussis, of a severe cough, of whooping cough

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: he-MO-p^hi-lus per-TUS-sis, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 9797; CCUG 30873; CIP 63.1; DSM 5571; LMG 14455; NCTC 10739

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U04950 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1923.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Bordetella pertussis (Bergey et al. 1923) Moreno-López 1952 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bordetella pertussis (Bergey et al. 1923) Moreno-López 1952 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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". — 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.

Parent taxon: Hemophilus Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1923.

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Record number: 4278