Mutters R, Piechulla K, Mannheim W
Eur J Clin Microbiol. 1984 Jun;3(3):225-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02014890.
The current classification of recognized actinobacilli and pasteurellas does not allow differentiation of the two genera by their phenotypic features. Recent investigations of their genetic relationships have shown that several species hitherto assigned to the genus Pasteurella are more closely related to the actinobacilli. Moreover, some recently described taxa were located by DNA-DNA hybridization in one or the other of the two genera. On the basis of the genetic system, improved identification keys have been devised which separate the taxonomic groups on the genus and species levels according to an appropriate set of biochemical characteristics.
目前已确认的放线杆菌属和巴斯德氏菌属的分类方法无法通过表型特征区分这两个属。最近对它们遗传关系的研究表明，一些迄今归属于巴斯德氏菌属的物种与放线杆菌属的关系更为密切。此外，通过DNA-DNA杂交发现，一些最近描述的分类单元属于这两个属中的一个或另一个。基于遗传系统，已设计出改进的鉴定方法，根据一套合适的生化特征在属和种的水平上区分分类群。
