Spirabiliibacterium

Spirabiliibacterium
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Pasteurellales
Family: Pasteurellaceae
Genus: Spirabiliibacterium
Bisgaard & Christensen, 2019
Type species
Spirabiliibacterium mucosae
Bisgaard & Christensen, 2019
Species
  • Spirabiliibacterium mucosae
  • Spirabiliibacterium pneumoniae
  • Spirabiliibacterium falconis

Spirabiliibacterium is a genus of Gram-negative, non-spore forming, non-motile bacteria in the family Pasteurellaceae. It was established in 2019 following the reclassification of previously unclassified Pasteurella-like organisms grouped under Bisgaard taxon 14 and 32. The genus includes species primarily isolated from the respiratory tract of birds.