Name: Serpulina alvinipulli Stanton et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.vi.ni.pul’li. N.L. gen. neut. n. alvini, suffering from diarrhoea; L. gen. masc./neut. n. pulli, of a chicken; N.L. gen. masc./neut. n. alvinipulli, of a diarrhoeic chicken, referring to the host animal from which the spirochaete was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: al-wi-ni-PUL-li, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 51933; C1; CIP 105681

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16S rRNA gene: EF455559 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Stanton TB, Postic D, Jensen NS. Serpulina alvinipulli sp. nov., a new Serpulina species that is enteropathogenic for chickens. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:669-676.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1085-1087.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Brachyspira alvinipulli corrig. Stanton et al. 1998

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Brachyspira alvinipulli corrig. Stanton et al. 1998	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• 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". — 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 1 time 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.
  • 🧍 NOTE ADDED IN PROOF: Brachyspira alvinipulli. "In accordance with the rules of taxonomy, the bacterium characterized in this paper should be designated Brachyspira alvinipulli sp. nov."; IJSB 48:675. Publication: Stanton TB, Postic D, Jensen NS. Serpulina alvinipulli sp. nov., a new Serpulina species that is enteropathogenic for chickens. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:669-676.

Parent taxon: Serpulina Stanton 1992

Assigned by: Stanton TB, Postic D, Jensen NS. Serpulina alvinipulli sp. nov., a new Serpulina species that is enteropathogenic for chickens. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:669-676.

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