Name: Mesocricetibacter intestinalis Christensen et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in.tes.ti.na’lis. N.L. masc. adj. intestinalis, pertaining to the intestine

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-so-kri-ke-ti-BAK-ter in-tes-ti-NA-lis, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 28030; DSM 28403; HIM 933/7; Kunstyr 246; Kunstyr 246/85

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF024527 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Christensen H, Nicklas W, Bisgaard M. Investigation of taxa of the family Pasteurellaceae isolated from Syrian and European hamsters and proposal of Mesocricetibacter intestinalis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Cricetibacter osteomyelitidis gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3636-3643. 🇩🇰

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:323-324.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Mesocricetibacter Christensen et al. 2014. Publication: Christensen H, Nicklas W, Bisgaard M. Investigation of taxa of the family Pasteurellaceae isolated from Syrian and European hamsters and proposal of Mesocricetibacter intestinalis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Cricetibacter osteomyelitidis gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3636-3643. 🇩🇰
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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 species itself.

Parent taxon: Mesocricetibacter Christensen et al. 2014

Assigned by: Christensen H, Nicklas W, Bisgaard M. Investigation of taxa of the family Pasteurellaceae isolated from Syrian and European hamsters and proposal of Mesocricetibacter intestinalis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Cricetibacter osteomyelitidis gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3636-3643. 🇩🇰

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