Name: Actinobacillus scotiae Foster et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sco.ti.ae. L. fem. n. scotia, classical Latin name of Scotland; L. gen. fem. n. scotiae, of Scotland, where the isolates were collected

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCUG 46379; CIP 105697; DSM 22205; M2000/95/1; NCTC 12922

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16S rRNA gene: Y09653 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Foster G, Ross HM, Patterson IA, Hutson RA, Collins MD. Actinobacillus scotiae sp. nov., a new member of the family Pasteurellaceae Pohl (1979) 1981 isolated from porpoises (Phocoena phocoena). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:929-933.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1085-1087.

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 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Actinobacillus Brumpt 1910 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Foster G, Ross HM, Patterson IA, Hutson RA, Collins MD. Actinobacillus scotiae sp. nov., a new member of the family Pasteurellaceae Pohl (1979) 1981 isolated from porpoises (Phocoena phocoena). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:929-933.

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Record number: 783286