Name: Pasteurella gallinarum Hall et al. 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gal.li.na’rum. L. gen. fem. pl. n. gallinarum, of hens

Pronunciation, gender: gal-li-NA-rum, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 13361; CCUG 12391; CIP 102676; DSM 17481; NCTC 11188

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M75059 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hall WJ, Heddleston KL, Legenhausen DH, Hughes RW. Studies on pasteurellosis. I. A new species of Pasteurella encountered in chronic fowl cholera. Am J Vet Res 1955; 16:598-604.

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: Avibacterium gallinarum (Hall et al. 1955) Blackall et al. 2005

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Avibacterium gallinarum (Hall et al. 1955) Blackall et al. 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Pasteurella gallinarum 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 Pasteurella.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 = "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 21 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: Pasteurella Trevisan 1887 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hall WJ, Heddleston KL, Legenhausen DH, Hughes RW. Studies on pasteurellosis. I. A new species of Pasteurella encountered in chronic fowl cholera. Am J Vet Res 1955; 16:598-604.

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Record number: 784583