Name: Moraxella lincolnii Vandamme et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lin.col’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. lincolnii, of Lincols, named after K. Lincoln, a Swedish microbiologist

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mo-ra-XEL-la lin-KOL-ni-i, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 51388; CCUG 9405; CIP 103802; DSM 19150; LMG 5127

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16S rRNA gene: AJ417490 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Vandamme P, Gillis M, Vancanneyt M, Hoste B, Kersters K, Falsen E. Moraxella lincolnii sp. nov., isolated from the human respiratory tract, and reevaluation of the taxonomic position of Moraxella osloensis. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:474-481. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:866.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lwoffella lincolnii (Vandamme et al. 1993) Sbissi et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - 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 = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 8 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.
  • 🧍 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 (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Moraxella Lwoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Vandamme P, Gillis M, Vancanneyt M, Hoste B, Kersters K, Falsen E. Moraxella lincolnii sp. nov., isolated from the human respiratory tract, and reevaluation of the taxonomic position of Moraxella osloensis. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:474-481. 🇧🇪

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