Name: Moraxella urethralis Lautrop et al. 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: u.re.thra.lis. L. fem. n. urethra, the excretory canal of the urine, the urethra; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. urethralis, of or pertaining to the urethra

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 17960; CCUG 13463; CCUG 37823; CDC 7603; CIP 103116; DSM 7531; IFO 14589; JCM 20913; LMG 1015; LMG 5303; NBRC 14589; NCTC 12964

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF133538 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lautrop H, Bøvre K, Frederiksen W. A Moraxella-like microorganism isolated from the genito-urinary tract of man. Acta Pathologica et Bacteriologica Scandinavica, Section B 1970; 78:255-256.

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

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Oligella urethralis (Lautrop et al. 1970) Rossau et al. 1987

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Oligella urethralis (Lautrop et al. 1970) Rossau et al. 1987	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Moraxella urethralis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Moraxella.
  • 😷 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". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "ht+". — 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 11 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: Moraxella Lwoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lautrop H, Bøvre K, Frederiksen W. A Moraxella-like microorganism isolated from the genito-urinary tract of man. Acta Pathologica et Bacteriologica Scandinavica, Section B 1970; 78:255-256.

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Record number: 778316