Name: Rodentibacter rarus Adhikary et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ra’rus. L. masc. adj. rarus, rare, referring to the very rare isolation of this species

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 2325/79; CCUG 17206; DSM 103980; HPA 41

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF024529 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Adhikary S, Nicklas W, Bisgaard M, Boot R, Kuhnert P, Waberschek T, Aalbaek B, Korczak B, Christensen H. Rodentibacter gen. nov. including Rodentibacter pneumotropicus comb. nov., Rodentibacter heylii sp. nov., Rodentibacter myodis sp. nov., Rodentibacter ratti sp. nov., Rodentibacter heidelbergensis sp. nov., Rodentibacter trehalosifermentans sp. nov., Rodentibacter rarus sp. nov., Rodentibacter mrazii and two genomospecies. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1793-1806.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3137-3139.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • Includes Bisgaard Taxon 17. Publication: Bisgaard M. Isolation and characterization of some previously unreported taxa from poultry with phenotypical characters related to Actinobacillus-an Pasteurella species. Acta Pathol Microbiol Immunol Scand B 1982; 90:59-67.
  • The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 1, note = "t+".

Parent taxon: Rodentibacter Adhikary et al. 2017

Assigned by: Adhikary S, Nicklas W, Bisgaard M, Boot R, Kuhnert P, Waberschek T, Aalbaek B, Korczak B, Christensen H. Rodentibacter gen. nov. including Rodentibacter pneumotropicus comb. nov., Rodentibacter heylii sp. nov., Rodentibacter myodis sp. nov., Rodentibacter ratti sp. nov., Rodentibacter heidelbergensis sp. nov., Rodentibacter trehalosifermentans sp. nov., Rodentibacter rarus sp. nov., Rodentibacter mrazii and two genomospecies. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1793-1806.

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Record number: 795453