Name: Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (Shope 1964) Pohl et al. 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Haemophilus pleuropneumoniae corrig. Shope 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: pleu.ro.pneu.mo.ni.ae. Gr. fem. n. pleura, rib, side; N.L. fem. n. pneumonia, disease of the lungs; N.L. gen. fem. n. pleuropneumoniae, of pleuropneumonia

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 4074; ATCC 27088; CCM 5869; CCUG 12837; CCUG 41656; CCUG 43096; CIP 100916; DSM 13472; HK 405; NCTC 12370; Shope 4074

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Valid publication: Pohl S, Bertschinger HU, Frederiksen W, Mannheim W. Transfer of Haemophilus pleuropneumoniae and the Pasteurella haemolytica-like organism causing porcine necrotic pleuropneumonia to the genus Actinobacillus (Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae comb. nov.) on the basis of phenotypic and deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:510-514.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Haemophilus pleuropneumoniae corrig. Shope 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Hemophilus pleuropneumoniae Shope 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.13513 (N = 28).
  • 😷 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 = 1, 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".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1502 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
  • 🧍 In the abstract of the paper by Pohl et al. 1983, the type strain is cited as 4047 in place of Shope 4074. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.
  • 🧍 In the abstract of the paper by Pohl et al. 1983, the type strain is mistakenly cited as 4047 instead of Shope 4074. — Leibniz Institute DSMZ. Prokaryotic Nomenclature Up-to-date, 2018-12-11.

Parent taxon: Actinobacillus Brumpt 1910 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Pohl S, Bertschinger HU, Frederiksen W, Mannheim W. Transfer of Haemophilus pleuropneumoniae and the Pasteurella haemolytica-like organism causing porcine necrotic pleuropneumonia to the genus Actinobacillus (Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae comb. nov.) on the basis of phenotypic and deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:510-514.

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