Name: Pasteurella lymphangitidis Sneath and Stevens 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: N.L. gen. fem. n. lymphangitidis, of or pertaining to lymphangitis, inflammation of the lymph nodes

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 71; A82; ATCC 49635; CCUG 27188; CIP 103823; DSM 22972; Jayaraman 1; Jayaraman strain I; NCTC 10547

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HF558372 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sneath PH, Stevens M. Actinobacillus rossii sp. nov., Actinobacillus seminis sp. nov., nom. rev., Pasteurella bettii sp. nov., Pasteurella lymphangitidis sp. nov., Pasteurella mairi sp. nov., and Pasteurella trehalosi sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:148-153.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Yersinia pseudotuberculosis (Pfeiffer 1889) Smith and Thal 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Yersinia pseudotuberculosis (Pfeiffer 1889) Smith and Thal 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Bacillus pseudotuberkulosis" Pfeiffer 1889	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Gaillot et al. (2013), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Bacillus pseudotuberkulosis" Pfeiffer 1889. Publication: Gaillot O, Lemenand O, Marceau M, Simonet M. Proposed reclassification of Pasteurella lymphangitidis Sneath & Stevens 1990 as Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3927-3929.
  • ⏲ According to Gaillot et al. (2013), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis (Pfeiffer 1889) Smith and Thal 1965 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Gaillot O, Lemenand O, Marceau M, Simonet M. Proposed reclassification of Pasteurella lymphangitidis Sneath & Stevens 1990 as Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3927-3929.
  • ❗ Pasteurella lymphangitidis 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 = 2, note = "human and 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 = 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 = "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 2 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.
  • 🧍 Formerly the BLG group; reclassification as Yersinia pseudotuberculosis is proposed by Gaillot et al. 2013. Publication: Smith JE, Thal E. A TAXONOMIC STUDY OF THE GENUS PASTEURELLA USING A NUMERICAL TECHNIQUE. Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand 1965; 64:213-223.
  • 🧍 Yarza et al. (2013) expected for accession HF558372, originating from the alleged type-strain deposit CCUG 27188, an affiliation with Pasteurella (Pasteurellaceae) but observed an affiliation with Yersinia (Enterobacteriaceae) and 99.93% similarity against Yersinia pestis. Publication: Yarza P, Sproer C, Swiderski J, Mrotzek N, Spring S, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Lang E, et al. Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:69-73.
  • 🧍 Pasteurella lymphangitidis Sneath and Stevens 1990 belong in the family Enterobacteriaceae and should not be included in the genus Pasteurella. Therefore, this taxon should be renamed. Publication: Trevisan V. Sul Micrococco della rabbia e sulla possiblità di riconoscere durante il periodo d'incubazione, dall'esame del sangue della persona moricata, se ha contratta l'infezione rabbica. Rendiconti dell'Istituto Lombardo di Scienze e Lettere (Ser 2) 1887; 20:88-105.
  • 🧍 Pasteurella lymphangitidis Sneath and Stevens 1990 was previously known as the BL (bovine lymphangitis) bacterium of Jayaraman and Sethumadavan or as phenon 4 of Sneath and Stevens. Publication: Frederiksen W. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON PASTEURELLACEAE AND RELATED ORGANISMS: Minutes on the meeting, 17 September 1990, Osaka, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1991; 41:592.

Parent taxon: Pasteurella Trevisan 1887 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Sneath PH, Stevens M. Actinobacillus rossii sp. nov., Actinobacillus seminis sp. nov., nom. rev., Pasteurella bettii sp. nov., Pasteurella lymphangitidis sp. nov., Pasteurella mairi sp. nov., and Pasteurella trehalosi sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:148-153.

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