Name: Pasteurella pneumotropica Jawetz 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pneu.mo.tro’pi.ca. N.L. fem. adj. pneumotropica, having an affinity for the lungs

Pronunciation, gender: … pne͡u-mo-TRO-pi-ka, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 35149; CCUG 12398; CIP 66.16; DSM 21403; JCM 14074; LMG 4224; NCTC 8141

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M75083 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Jawetz E. A pneumotropic pasteurella of laboratory animals; bacteriological and serological characteristics of the organism. J Infect Dis 1950; 86:172-183.

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: Rodentibacter pneumotropicus (Jawetz 1950) Adhikary et al. 2017

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rodentibacter pneumotropicus (Jawetz 1950) Adhikary et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Pasteurella pneumotropica 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 = 2, 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. — 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 213 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.
  • 🧍 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: Jawetz E. A pneumotropic pasteurella of laboratory animals; bacteriological and serological characteristics of the organism. J Infect Dis 1950; 86:172-183.

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Record number: 784592