Name: Avibacterium gallinarum (Hall et al. 1955) Blackall et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pasteurella gallinarum Hall et al. 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: gal.li.na’rum. L. gen. fem. pl. n. gallinarum, of hens

Pronunciation, gender: gal-li-NA-rum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 13361; CCUG 12391; CIP 102676; DSM 17481; NCTC 11188

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M75059 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Blackall PJ, Christensen H, Beckenham T, Blackall LL, Bisgaard M. Reclassification of Pasteurella gallinarum, [Haemophilus] paragallinarum, Pasteurella avium and Pasteurella volantium as Avibacterium gallinarum gen. nov., comb. nov., Avibacterium paragallinarum comb. nov., Avibacterium avium comb. nov. and Avibacterium volantium comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:353-362.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:987-991.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pasteurella gallinarum Hall et al. 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Avibacterium Blackall et al. 2005. Publication: Blackall PJ, Christensen H, Beckenham T, Blackall LL, Bisgaard M. Reclassification of Pasteurella gallinarum, [Haemophilus] paragallinarum, Pasteurella avium and Pasteurella volantium as Avibacterium gallinarum gen. nov., comb. nov., Avibacterium paragallinarum comb. nov., Avibacterium avium comb. nov. and Avibacterium volantium comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:353-362.
  • 😷 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 = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
  • 🧍 In the abstract, the type strain NCTC 11188 is erroneously cited as NCTC 1118. 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.

Parent taxon: Avibacterium Blackall et al. 2005

Assigned by: Blackall PJ, Christensen H, Beckenham T, Blackall LL, Bisgaard M. Reclassification of Pasteurella gallinarum, [Haemophilus] paragallinarum, Pasteurella avium and Pasteurella volantium as Avibacterium gallinarum gen. nov., comb. nov., Avibacterium paragallinarum comb. nov., Avibacterium avium comb. nov. and Avibacterium volantium comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:353-362.

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