Avibacterium
| Avibacterium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Pasteurellales |
| Family: | Pasteurellaceae |
| Genus: | 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.