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Species Pasteurella volantium
Name: Pasteurella volantium Mutters et al. 1985
Etymology: vo.lan.ti.um. L. gen. fem. pl. n. volantium, birds
Type strain: ATCC 14385; CCUG 3713; CIP 102677; DSM 18578; DSM 22841; Lovell 6; NCTC 3438
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16S rRNA gene:
M75070
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Mutters R, Piechulla K, Hinz KH, Mannheim W. Pasteurella avium (Hinz and Kunjara 1977) comb. nov. and Pasteurella volantium sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:5-9. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Avibacterium volantium (Mutters et al. 1985) Blackall et al. 2005
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Avibacterium volantium (Mutters et al. 1985) Blackall et al. 2005 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Pasteurella volantium 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, 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 = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, 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 8 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:
Mutters R, Piechulla K, Hinz KH, Mannheim W. Pasteurella avium (Hinz and Kunjara 1977) comb. nov. and Pasteurella volantium sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:5-9.
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Record number: 784597
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