Name: Mannheimia caviae Christensen et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca’vi.ae. N.L. fem. n. Cavia, generic name of the guinea pig; L. gen. fem. n. caviae, of Cavia, of a guinea pig

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCUG 59995; DSM 23207; T138021-75

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16S rRNA gene: HM439607 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Christensen H, Bojesen AM, Bisgaard M. Mannheimia caviae sp. nov., isolated from epidemic conjunctivitis and otitis media in guinea pigs. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1699-1704.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2331-2332.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Mannheimia Angen et al. 1999

Assigned by: Christensen H, Bojesen AM, Bisgaard M. Mannheimia caviae sp. nov., isolated from epidemic conjunctivitis and otitis media in guinea pigs. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1699-1704.

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Record number: 789331