Name: Mannheimia cairinae Bisgaard and Christensen 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cai.ri’nae. N.L. gen. fem. n. cairinae, of Cairina moschata, of the moscovy duck

Gender: feminine

Type strain: AT1; CCUG 76754; DSM 115341

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16S rRNA gene: OQ389470 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bisgaard M, Christensen H. Mannheimia cairinae sp. nov., a novel species of Mannheimia obtained from Muscovy ducks (Cairina moschata) and reclassification of Mannheimia ovis as heterotypic synonym of Mannheimia pernigra. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5947.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6009.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Mannheimia Angen et al. 1999

Assigned by: Bisgaard M, Christensen H. Mannheimia cairinae sp. nov., a novel species of Mannheimia obtained from Muscovy ducks (Cairina moschata) and reclassification of Mannheimia ovis as heterotypic synonym of Mannheimia pernigra. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5947.

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Record number: 39096