Name: Actinobacillus ureae (Jones 1962) Mutters et al. 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pasteurella ureae Jones 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: Chem. fem. n. urea, urea; N.L. gen. fem. n. ureae, of urea, intended to mean that urea is converted into ammonium carbonate?

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 25976; CCUG 2139; CIP 62.8; DSM 5568; Henriksen 3520/59; NCTC 10219

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY362900 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mutters R, Pohl S, Mannheim W. Transfer of Pasteurella ureae Jones 1962 to the genus Actinobacillus Brumpt 1910: Actinobacillus ureae comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:343-344.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pasteurella ureae Jones 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08365 (N = 28).
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - 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 = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 22 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 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 2022; 168:0.

Parent taxon: Actinobacillus Brumpt 1910 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Mutters R, Pohl S, Mannheim W. Transfer of Pasteurella ureae Jones 1962 to the genus Actinobacillus Brumpt 1910: Actinobacillus ureae comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:343-344.

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Record number: 772662