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Species Pasteurella caballi
Name: Pasteurella caballi Schlater et al. 1990
Etymology: ca.bal’li. L. gen. masc. n. caballi, of a horse
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ka-BAL-li, feminine
Type strain: 83851; ATCC 49197; CCUG 28833; CIP 103915; DSM 22973
See detailed strain information at
16S rRNA gene:
AY362918
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Schlater LK, Brenner DJ, Steigerwalt AG, Moss CW, Lambert MA, Packer RA. Pasteurella caballi, a new species from equine clinical specimens. J Clin Microbiol 1989; 27:2169-2174. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 34. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:320-321.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - 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 = 2, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z". — 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 10 times 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 species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
Parent taxon: Pasteurella Trevisan 1887 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Schlater LK, Brenner DJ, Steigerwalt AG, Moss CW, Lambert MA, Packer RA. Pasteurella caballi, a new species from equine clinical specimens. J Clin Microbiol 1989; 27:2169-2174. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 784580
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