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Genus Arcobacter

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow () only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 24
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").


For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).


 

Arcobacter Vandamme et al. 1991, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Arcobacter nitrofigilis (McClung et al. 1983) Vandamme et al. 1991.
Etymology: L. n. arcus, bow; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Arcobacter, a curved rod.
Valid publication: VANDAMME (P.), FALSEN (E.), ROSSAU (R.), HOSTE (B.), SEGERS (P.), TYTGAT (R.) and DE LEY (J.): Revision of Campylobacter, Helicobacter, and Wolinella taxonomy: emendation of generic descriptions and proposal of Arcobacter gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 88-103.
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Arcobacter Vandamme et al. 1991 emend. Vandamme et al. 1992.
Reference: VANDAMME (P.), VANCANNEYT (M.), POT (B.), MELS (L.), HOSTE (B.), DEWETTINCK (D.), VLAES (L.), VAN DEN BORRE (C.), HIGGINS (R.), HOMMEZ (J.), KERSTERS (K.), BUTZLER (J.P.) and GOOSSENS (H.): Polyphasic taxonomic study of the emended genus Arcobacter with Arcobacter butzleri comb. nov. and Arcobacter skirrowii sp. nov., an aerotolerant bacterium isolated from veterinary specimens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 344-356.
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Arcobacter Vandamme et al. 1991 emend. Vandamme et al. 1992 emend. Sasi Jyothsna et al. 2013.
Reference: SASI JYOTHSNA, T. S., RAHUL, K., RAMAPRASAD, E. V. V., SASIKALA, CH. and RAMANA CH., V. 2013. Arcobacter anaerophilus sp. nov., isolated from an estuarine sediment and emended description of the genus Arcobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 4619-4625.
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Arcobacter anaerophilus Sasi Jyothsna et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JC84=KCTC 15071=MTCC 10956=DSM 24636.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR686494.
Etymology: Gr. pref. an, not; Gr. masc. n. aer, air; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. anaerophilus, not air-loving.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Reference: SASI JYOTHSNA, T. S., RAHUL, K., RAMAPRASAD, E. V. V., SASIKALA, CH. and RAMANA CH., V. 2013. Arcobacter anaerophilus sp. nov., isolated from an estuarine sediment and emended description of the genus Arcobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 4619-4625.
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Arcobacter aquimarinus Levican et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) W63=CECT 8442=LMG 27923.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HG932574.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 164. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65 (2015), 2017-2025.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: Levican, A., Rubio-Arcos, S., Martinez-Murcia, A., Collado, L. and Figueras, M.J. 2015. Arcobacter ebronensis sp. nov. and Arcobacter aquimarinus sp. nov., two new species isolated from marine environment. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 38, 30-35.
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Arcobacter bivalviorum Levican et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) F4 = CECT 7835 = LMG 26154.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ573217.
Etymology: N.L. pl. neut. n. Bivalvia, scientific name of a class of molluscs; N.L. gen. neut. n. bivalviorum, of bivalves of the class Bivalvia.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 147. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2045-2047.
Effective publication: LEVICAN (A.), COLLADO (L.), AGUILAR (C.), YUSTES (C.), DIÉGUEZ (A.L.), ROMALDE (J.L.) and FIGUERAS (M.J.): Arcobacter bivalviorum sp. nov. and Arcobacter venerupis sp. nov., new species isolated from shellfish. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2012, 35, 133-138.
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Arcobacter butzleri (Kiehlbauch et al. 1991) Vandamme et al. 1992, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) D2686 = ATCC 49616= CCUG 30485 = CDC D2686 = CIP 103493 = CIP 103537 = DSM 8739 = LMG 10828 = NCTC 12481.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY621116.
Basonym: ¤ Campylobacter butzleri Kiehlbauch et al. 1991.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. butzleri, of Butzler, in honor of Jean-Paul Butzler, a Belgian microbiologist who was one of the first scientists to emphasize the importance of Campylobacter infections in humans.
Valid publication: VANDAMME (P.), VANCANNEYT (M.), POT (B.), MELS (L.), HOSTE (B.), DEWETTINCK (D.), VLAES (L.), VAN DEN BORRE (C.), HIGGINS (R.), HOMMEZ (J.), KERSTERS (K.), BUTZLER (J.P.) and GOOSSENS (H.): Polyphasic taxonomic study of the emended genus Arcobacter with Arcobacter butzleri comb. nov. and Arcobacter skirrowii sp. nov., an aerotolerant bacterium isolated from veterinary specimens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 344-356.
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Arcobacter canalis Perez et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) F138-33=CECT 8984=LMG 29148.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MG015880.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: NWVW00000000.
Etymology: L. gen. n. canalis, of a canal.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: PEREZ-CATALUNA, A., SALAS-MASSO, N. and FIGUERAS, M. J. 2018. Arcobacter canalis sp. nov., isolated from a water canal contaminated with urban sewage. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 1258-1264.
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Arcobacter cibarius Houf et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 48482 = LMG 21996.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ607391.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. cibarius, pertaining to food.
Valid publication: HOUF (K.), ON (S.L.W.), COENYE (T.), MAST (J.), VAN HOOF (J.) and VANDAMME (P.): Arcobacter cibarius sp. nov., isolated from broiler carcasses. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 713-717.
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Arcobacter cloacae Levican et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SW28-13=CECT 7834=LMG 26153.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HE565360.
Etymology: L. gen. n. cloacae, of a sewer.
Source: Human.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 154. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63 (2013), 3931-3934.
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Effective publication: LEVICAN, A., COLLADO, L. and FIGUERAS, M. J. 2013. Arcobacter cloacae sp. nov. and Arcobacter suis sp. nov., two new species isolated from food and sewage. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 36, 22-27.
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Arcobacter cryaerophilus (Neill et al. 1985) Vandamme et al. 1991, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Neill A 169/B = 02766 = ATCC 43158= CCUG 17801 = CCUG 17801 = CIP 104014 = DSM 7289 = LMG 7536 = LMG 9904 = NCTC 11885.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L14624.
Basonym: ¤ Campylobacter cryaerophilus corrig. Neill et al. 1985.
Etymology: Gr. n. kruos, icy cold, frost; Gr. n. aer aeros, air; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. cryaerophilus, friend of cold and air.
Valid publication: VANDAMME (P.), FALSEN (E.), ROSSAU (R.), HOSTE (B.), SEGERS (P.), TYTGAT (R.) and DE LEY (J.): Revision of Campylobacter, Helicobacter, and Wolinella taxonomy: emendation of generic descriptions and proposal of Arcobacter gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 88-103.
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Arcobacter defluvii Collado et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SW28-11 = CECT 7697 = LMG 25694.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ115595.
Etymology: L. n. defluvium, sewage; L. gen. n. defluvii, of sewage.
Valid publication: COLLADO (L.), LEVICAN (A.), PEREZ (J.) and FIGUERAS (M.J.): Arcobacter defluvii sp. nov., isolated from sewage samples. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2155-2161.
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Arcobacter ebronensis Levican et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) F128-2=CECT 8441=LMG 27922.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HG932573.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 164. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65 (2015), 2017-2025.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: Levican, A., Rubio-Arcos, S., Martinez-Murcia, A., Collado, L. and Figueras, M.J. 2015. Arcobacter ebronensis sp. nov. and Arcobacter aquimarinus sp. nov., two new species isolated from marine environment. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 38, 30-35.
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Arcobacter ellisii Figueras et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) F79-6 = CECT 7837 = LMG 26155.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR717550.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. ellisii, of Ellis, named after W.A. Ellis, for his contribution to our knowledge of Arcobacter, having described the first members of Arcobacter as a spirillum/vibrio-like organism from naturally aborted bovine foetuses.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 142. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2563-2565.
Effective publication: FIGUERAS (M.J.), LEVICAN (A.), COLLADO (L.), INZA (M.I.) and YUSTES (C.): Arcobacter ellisii sp. nov., isolated from mussels. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2011, 34, 414-418.
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Arcobacter haliotis Tanaka et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MA5=LMG 28652=JCM 31147.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB542077.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. haliotis, named after the scientific name of the abalone Haliotis.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: TANAKA, R., CLEENWERCK, I., MIZUTANI, Y., IEHATA, S., BOSSIER, P. and VANDAMME, P. 2017. Arcobacter haliotis sp. nov., isolated from abalone species Haliotis gigantea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 3050-3056.
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Note: According to Diéguez et al. (2018), Arcobacter haliotis Tanaka et al. 2017 is a later heterotypic synonym of Arcobacter lekithochrous Diéguez et al. 2017.
Reference: DIÉGUEZ, A. L., PÉREZ-CATALUÑA, A., FIGUERAS, M. J. and ROMALDE, J. L. 2018. Arcobacter haliotis Tanaka et al. 2017 is a later heterotypic synonym of Arcobacter lekithochrous Dieguez et al. 2017. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2851-2854.
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Arcobacter halophilus Donachie et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LA31B = ATCC BAA-1022 = CIP 108450.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF513455.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving.
Valid publication: DONACHIE (S.P.), BOWMAN (J.P.), ON (S.L.W.) and ALAM (M.): Arcobacter halophilus sp. nov., the first obligate halophile in the genus Arcobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1271-1277.
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Arcobacter lanthieri Whiteduck-Léveillée et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AF1440=LMG 28516=CCUG 66485.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC551774.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: JARU00000000.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. lanthieri, named in honour of the late Martin Lanthier, a Canadian microbiologist, who initiated this research study to identify emerging bacterial pathogens in the agriculture sector.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: WHITEDUCK-LÉVEILLÉE, K., WHITEDUCK-LÉVEILLÉE, J., CLOUTIER, M., TAMBONG, J. T., XU, R., TOPP, E., ARTS, M. T., CHAO, J., ADAM, Z., ANDRE LÉVESQUE, C., LAPEN, D. R., VILLEMUR, R., TALBOT, G. and KHAN, I. U. H. 2015. Arcobacter lanthieri sp. nov., isolated from pig and dairy cattle manure. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 2709-2716.
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Arcobacter lekithochrous Dieguez et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LFT 1.7=CECT 8942=DSM 100870.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LT629298.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: MKCO00000000.
Etymology: Gr. adj. lekithos, pale brown; Gr. n. chroa, colour; N.L. masc. adj. lekithochrous, with pale brown colour.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: DIEGUEZ, A. L., BALBOA, S., MAGNESEN, T. and ROMALDE, J. L. 2017. Arcobacter lekithochrous sp. nov., isolated from a molluscan hatchery. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1327-1332.
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Note: According to Diéguez et al. (2018), Arcobacter haliotis Tanaka et al. 2017 is a later heterotypic synonym of Arcobacter lekithochrous Diéguez et al. 2017.
Reference: DIÉGUEZ, A. L., PÉREZ-CATALUÑA, A., FIGUERAS, M. J. and ROMALDE, J. L. 2018. Arcobacter haliotis Tanaka et al. 2017 is a later heterotypic synonym of Arcobacter lekithochrous Dieguez et al. 2017. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2851-2854.
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Arcobacter marinus Kim et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CL-S1 = JCM 15502 = KCCM 90072.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU512920.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. marinus, marine, of the sea, from where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: KIM (H.M.), HWANG (C.Y.) and CHO (B.C.): Arcobacter marinus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 531-536.
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Arcobacter molluscorum Figueras et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) F98-3 = CECT 7696 = LMG 25693.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR675874.
Etymology: N.L. pl. n. Mollusca, a zoological phylum; N.L. gen. pl. n. molluscorum, of molluscs classified in the phylum Mollusca.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 140. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1499-1501.
Effective publication: FIGUERAS (M.J.), COLLADO (L.), LEVICAN (A.), PEREZ (J.), SOLSONA (M.J.) and YUSTES (C.): Arcobacter molluscorum sp. nov., a new species isolated from shellfish. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2011, 34, 105-109.
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Arcobacter mytili Collado et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) F2075 = CECT 7386 = LMG 24559.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU669904.
Etymology: L. gen. n. mytili of a mussel (genus Mytilus), from which the species was first isolated.
Valid publication: COLLADO (L.), CLEENWERCK (I.), VAN TRAPPEN (S.), DE VOS (P.) and FIGUERAS (M.J.): Arcobacter mytili sp. nov., an indoxyl acetate-hydrolysis-negative bacterium isolated from mussels. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1391-1396.
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Arcobacter nitrofigilis (McClung et al. 1983) Vandamme et al. 1991, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CI = ATCC 33309= CCUG 15893 = CCUG 15892 = CIP 103745 = DSM 7299 = LMG 7604 = NCTC 12251.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP001999 (complete genome).
Basonym: ¤ Campylobacter nitrofigilis McClung et al. 1983.
Etymology: L. n. nitrum, native soda, natron, nitrate; L. v. figo, to fix, attach; L. masc. adj. suff. -ilis, suffix denoting an active quality, able to; N.L. masc. adj. nitrofigilis, able to fix (nitrogen as) nitrate.
Valid publication: VANDAMME (P.), FALSEN (E.), ROSSAU (R.), HOSTE (B.), SEGERS (P.), TYTGAT (R.) and DE LEY (J.): Revision of Campylobacter, Helicobacter, and Wolinella taxonomy: emendation of generic descriptions and proposal of Arcobacter gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 88-103.
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Arcobacter pacificus Zhang et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SW028=DSM 25018=JCM 17857=LMG 26638=CGMCC NO.1.11011.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN118552.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. pacificus, peaceful, pertaining to the Pacific Ocean.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: ZHANG, Z., YU, C., WANG, X., YU, S. and ZHANG, X. H. 2016. Arcobacter pacificus sp. nov., isolated from seawater of the South Pacific Gyre. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 542-547.
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Arcobacter skirrowii Vandamme et al. 1992, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Skirrow 449/80 = ATCC 51132= CCUG 10374 = CIP 103538 = CIP 103588 = DSM 7302 = LMG 6621 = NCTC 12713.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L14625.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. skirrowii, of Skirrow, in honor of Martin B. Skirrow, a British microbiologist who was the first to describe a simple isolation method for Campylobacter jejuni obtained from stool specimens, which enabled most laboratories to routinely culture the organism.
Valid publication: VANDAMME (P.), VANCANNEYT (M.), POT (B.), MELS (L.), HOSTE (B.), DEWETTINCK (D.), VLAES (L.), VAN DEN BORRE (C.), HIGGINS (R.), HOMMEZ (J.), KERSTERS (K.), BUTZLER (J.P.) and GOOSSENS (H.): Polyphasic taxonomic study of the emended genus Arcobacter with Arcobacter butzleri comb. nov. and Arcobacter skirrowii sp. nov., an aerotolerant bacterium isolated from veterinary specimens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 344-356.
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Arcobacter suis Levican et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) F41=CECT 7833=LMG 26152.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ573216.
Etymology: L. n. sus suis, a swine, pig, boar, sow; L. gen. n. suis, of a pig.
Source: Food.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 154. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63 (2013), 3931-3934.
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Effective publication: LEVICAN, A., COLLADO, L. and FIGUERAS, M. J. 2013. Arcobacter cloacae sp. nov. and Arcobacter suis sp. nov., two new species isolated from food and sewage. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 36, 22-27.
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Arcobacter thereius Houf et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 16389 = CCUG 56902 = LMG 24486.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY314753.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. thereius (from Gr. adj. thêreios), pertaining to an animal.
Valid publication: HOUF (K.), ON (S.L.W.), COENYE (T.), DEBRUYNE (L.), DE SMET (S.) and VANDAMME (P.): Arcobacter thereius sp. nov., isolated from pigs and ducks. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2599-2604.
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Arcobacter trophiarum De Smet et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 64 = 64/2-45d5/R-39974 = CCUG 59229 = LMG 25534.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FN650333.
Etymology: Gr. n. trophias, fattened animal or animal kept in stable; hence N.L. gen. pl. n. trophiarum, of/from fattened animals or animals kept in stables.
Valid publication: DE SMET (S.), VANDAMME (P.), DE ZUTTER (L.), ON (S.L.W.), DOUIDAH (L.) and HOUF (K.): Arcobacter trophiarum sp. nov., isolated from fattening pigs. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 356-361.
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Arcobacter venerupis Levican et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) F67-11 = CECT 7836 = LMG 26156.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HE565359.
Etymology: N.L. n. Venerupis, scientific generic name of marine bivalve molluscs; N.L. gen. n. venerupis, of Venerupis, isolated from the clam species Venerupis pullastra.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 147. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2045-2047.
Effective publication: LEVICAN (A.), COLLADO (L.), AGUILAR (C.), YUSTES (C.), DIÉGUEZ (A.L.), ROMALDE (J.L.) and FIGUERAS (M.J.): Arcobacter bivalviorum sp. nov. and Arcobacter venerupis sp. nov., new species isolated from shellfish. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2012, 35, 133-138.
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