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: a.na.ti.pes’ti.fer. 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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-na-ti-PES-ti-fer, feminine

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

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MH789421 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: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Riemerella anatipestifera corrig. (Hendrickson and Hilbert 1932) Segers et al. 1993

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Pfeifferella anatipestifer" Hendrickson and Hilbert 1932	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Moraxella anatipestifer (Hendrickson and Hilbert 1932) Bruner and Fabricant 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    "Pasteurella anatipestifera" corrig. (Hendrickson and Hilbert 1932) Hauduroy et al. 1953	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Riemerella anatipestifera corrig. (Hendrickson and Hilbert 1932) Segers et al. 1993	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    Moraxella anatipestifera corrig. (Hendrickson and Hilbert 1932) Bruner and Fabricant 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Pasteurella anapestifer" (Hendrickson and Hilbert 1932) Hauduroy et al. 1953	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• 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. 🇩🇪

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 = "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 320 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.
  • 🧍 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. 🇺🇸

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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Record number: 780558