Name: Mesocricetibacter intestinalis Christensen et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Gender: 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

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".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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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Record number: 792299