Glaesserella
| Glaesserella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Pasteurellales |
| Family: | Pasteurellaceae |
| Genus: | Glaesserella Dickerman et al. 2020[1] |
| Type species | |
| Glaesserella parasuis (Biberstein and White 1969) Dickerman et al. 2020 | |
| Species[2] | |
Glaesserella is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria in the family Pasteurellaceae. Members of this genus are primarily associated with pigs and include pathogens of veterinary importance.
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus Glaesserella was established in 2020 following phylogenomic analyses that reclassified species previously placed in the genus Haemophilus. The type species is Glaesserella parasuis, formerly known as Haemophilus parasuis.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The name Glaesserella honors Karl Glässer, a German veterinarian who first described Glässer’s disease in pigs in 1906. The suffix "-ella" is a diminutive commonly used in bacterial genus names.[2]
Species
[edit]Recognized species within the genus include:
Clinical significance
[edit]Glaesserella parasuis is the causative agent of Glässer’s disease, a condition in pigs characterized by polyserositis, arthritis, meningitis, and pneumonia. It mainly affects weaned piglets and can result in significant economic losses in swine production.[3]
Identification
[edit]Species of Glaesserella can be identified through biochemical testing and molecular methods such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays and 16S rRNA gene sequencing.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Dickerman, A; Bandara, A.B.; Inzana, T.J. (2020). "Phylogenomic analysis of Haemophilus parasuis and proposed reclassification to Glaesserella parasuis, gen. nov., comb. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70 (1): 180–186. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.003730. PMID 31592757.
- 1 2 "Glaesserella". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). DSMZ. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ↑ Olvera, A; Segalés, J; Aragón, V (November 2007). "Update on the diagnosis of Haemophilus parasuis infection in pigs and novel genotyping methods". Veterinary Journal. 174 (3): 522–529. doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2006.10.017. PMID 17175186.
- ↑ Howell, K. J.; Peters, S. E.; Wang, J.; Hernandez-Garcia, J.; Weinert, L. A.; Luan, S. L.; Chaudhuri, R. R.; Angen, Ø.; Aragon, V.; Williamson, S. M.; Parkhill, J.; Langford, P. R.; Rycroft, A. N.; Wren, B. W.; Maskell, D. J.; Tucker, A. W. (2015). "Development of a Multiplex PCR Assay for Rapid Molecular Serotyping of Haemophilus parasuis". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 53 (12): 3812–3821. doi:10.1128/JCM.01991-15. PMC 4652097. PMID 26424843.
