Name: Volucribacter psittacicida Christensen et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: psit.ta.ci.ci’da. L. masc. n. psittacus, the parrot; L. masc. n. suff. -cida, killer; N.L. masc. n. psittacicida, killer of parrots

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wo-lu-kri-BAK-ter psit-ta-ki-KI-da, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 47536; DSM 15534; Gerl. 236/81

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY216868 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Christensen H, Bisgaard M, Aalbaek B, Olsen JE. Reclassification of Bisgaard taxon 33, with proposal of Volucribacter psittacicida gen. nov., sp. nov. and Volucribacter amazonae sp. nov. as new members of the Pasteurellaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:813-818. 🇩🇰

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1427-1428.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Volucribacter Christensen et al. 2004. Publication: Christensen H, Bisgaard M, Aalbaek B, Olsen JE. Reclassification of Bisgaard taxon 33, with proposal of Volucribacter psittacicida gen. nov., sp. nov. and Volucribacter amazonae sp. nov. as new members of the Pasteurellaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:813-818. 🇩🇰
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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.
  • 🧍 Volucribacter psittacicida Christensen et al. 2004 was previously known as Bisgaard taxon 33, biovar 1. 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.

Parent taxon: Volucribacter Christensen et al. 2004

Assigned by: Christensen H, Bisgaard M, Aalbaek B, Olsen JE. Reclassification of Bisgaard taxon 33, with proposal of Volucribacter psittacicida gen. nov., sp. nov. and Volucribacter amazonae sp. nov. as new members of the Pasteurellaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:813-818. 🇩🇰

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