Name: Actinobacillus delphinicola Foster et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: del.phini’co.la. L. masc. n. delphinus, dolphin; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. delphinicola, dolphin dweller

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700179; CIP 106129; DSM 11374; M906/93; NCTC 12870

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: X89378 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Foster G, Ross HM, Malnick H, Willems A, Garcia P, Reid RJ, Collins MD. Actinobacillus delphinicola sp. nov., a new member of the family Pasteurellaceae Pohl (1979) 1981 isolated from sea mammals. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:648-652.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1191.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Actinobacillus Brumpt 1910 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Foster G, Ross HM, Malnick H, Willems A, Garcia P, Reid RJ, Collins MD. Actinobacillus delphinicola sp. nov., a new member of the family Pasteurellaceae Pohl (1979) 1981 isolated from sea mammals. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:648-652.

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Record number: 772658