Avibacterium

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Avibacterium

Blackall et al., 2005
Type species
Avibacterium paragallinarum
(Beaudette and Hudson 1937) Blackall et al. 2005
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Avibacterium is a genus of Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, non-motile bacteria in the family Pasteurellaceae. Members of this genus are primarily associated with avian hosts and are often found in the upper respiratory tract of birds. Some species are important pathogens in poultry.

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Taxonomy

The genus Avibacterium was created in 2005 following taxonomic reclassification based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing and DNA–DNA hybridization studies, which showed that several species formerly classified within the genus Haemophilus were phylogenetically distinct. [1]

Species

Recognized species in the genus include:

Pathogenicity

Avibacterium paragallinarum is the most clinically significant species in the genus. It causes infectious coryza, an acute respiratory disease in chickens, which results in nasal discharge, facial swelling, and reduced egg production. [2] The disease is of considerable economic importance in poultry-producing regions worldwide.

References

  1. Blackall, P.J.; Christensen, H.; Beckenham, T.; Blackall, A.S.; Bisgaard, M. (2005). "Reclassification of Pasteurella gallinarum, [Haemophilus] paragallinarum, [Haemophilus] avium and [Haemophilus] paragallinarum-like strains as Avibacterium gallinarum gen. nov., comb. nov., Avibacterium paragallinarum comb. nov., Avibacterium avium comb. nov. and Avibacterium endocarditidis sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 55 (1): 353–362. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63357-0.
  2. El-Gazzar, M.; Gallardo, R.; Bragg, R.; Hashish, A.; Sun, H.L.; Davison, S.; Feberwee, A.; Huberman, Y.; Skein, T.; Coertzen, A.; Kelly, D.; Soriano-Vargas, E.; Morales-Erasto, V.; Silva, A.D.; Guo, M.J.; Ladman, B.; Dijkman, R.; Ghanem, M. (April 2025). "Avibacterium paragallinarum, the Causative Agent of Infectious Coryza: A Comprehensive Review". Avian Diseases. 68 (S1): 362–379. doi:10.1637/aviandiseases-D-24-00105. PMID   40249575.