Name: Riemerella anatipestifer (Hendrickson and Hilbert 1932) Segers et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Pfeifferella anatipestifer" Hendrickson and Hilbert 1932

Etymology: L. fem. n. anas (gen. anatis), duck; L. masc. adj. pestifer, that brings destruction, noxious, pernicious (sic); N.L. masc. adj. anatipestifer, one who brings destruction of ducks

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 11845; CCUG 14215; CCUG 21370; CIP 82.28; DSM 15868; JCM 9532; LMG 11054; LMG 11606; MCCM 568; NCTC 11014

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U60101 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Segers P, Mannheim W, Vancanneyt M, De Brandt K, Hinz KH, Kersters K, Vandamme P. Riemerella anatipestifer gen. nov., comb. nov., the causative agent of septicemia anserum exsudativa, and its phylogenetic affiliation within the Flavobacterium-Cytophaga rRNA homology group. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:768-776.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:184.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Moraxella anatipestifer (Hendrickson and Hilbert 1932) Bruner and Fabricant 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Pfeifferella anatipestifer" Hendrickson and Hilbert 1932	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Emendations:
  • Rubbenstroth et al. 2013 Rubbenstroth D, Ryll M, Hotzel H, Christensen H, Knobloch JK, Rautenschlein S, Bisgaard M. Description of Riemerella columbipharyngis sp. nov., isolated from the pharynx of healthy domestic pigeons (Columba livia f. domestica), and emended descriptions of the genus Riemerella, Riemerella anatipestifer and Riemerella columbina. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:280-287. Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1211-1213.

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Riemerella Segers et al. 1993. Publication: Segers P, Mannheim W, Vancanneyt M, De Brandt K, Hinz KH, Kersters K, Vandamme P. Riemerella anatipestifer gen. nov., comb. nov., the causative agent of septicemia anserum exsudativa, and its phylogenetic affiliation within the Flavobacterium-Cytophaga rRNA homology group. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:768-776.
  • The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mavromatis K, Lu M, Misra M, Lapidus A, Nolan M, Lucas S, Hammon N, Deshpande S, Cheng JF, Tapia R, et al. Complete genome sequence of Riemerella anatipestifer type strain (ATCC 11845). Stand Genomic Sci 2011; 4:144-153.
  • The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t".

Parent taxon: Riemerella Segers et al. 1993

Assigned by: Segers P, Mannheim W, Vancanneyt M, De Brandt K, Hinz KH, Kersters K, Vandamme P. Riemerella anatipestifer gen. nov., comb. nov., the causative agent of septicemia anserum exsudativa, and its phylogenetic affiliation within the Flavobacterium-Cytophaga rRNA homology group. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:768-776.

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