Name: Aliarcobacter cryaerophilus (Neill et al. 1985) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Campylobacter cryaerophilus corrig. Neill et al. 1985

Etymology: cry.ae.ro’phi.lus. N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; N.L. masc. adj. cryaerophilus, friend of cold and air

Pronunciation, gender: kry-a͡e-RO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: 02766; A169/B; ATCC 43158; CCUG 17801; CIP 104014; DSM 7289; LMG 7536; LMG 9904; NCTC 11885; Neill A 169/B

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG195893 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Perez-Cataluna A, Salas-Masso N, Dieguez AL, Balboa S, Lema A, Romalde JL, Figueras MJ. Corrigendum (2): Revisiting the Taxonomy of the Genus Arcobacter: Getting Order From the Chaos. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2253.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 191. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Arcobacter cryaerophilus (Neill et al. 1985) Vandamme et al. 1991

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Campylobacter cryaerophilus corrig. Neill et al. 1985	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Campylobacter cryaerophila Neill et al. 1985	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Arcobacter cryaerophilus (Neill et al. 1985) Vandamme et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Aliarcobacter cryaerophilus" (Neill et al. 1985) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aliarcobacter Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2020. Publication: Perez-Cataluna A, Salas-Masso N, Dieguez AL, Balboa S, Lema A, Romalde JL, Figueras MJ. Corrigendum (2): Revisiting the Taxonomy of the Genus Arcobacter: Getting Order From the Chaos. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2253.
  • ❗ Aliarcobacter cryaerophilus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Aliarcobacter.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Aliarcobacter Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2020

Assigned by: Perez-Cataluna A, Salas-Masso N, Dieguez AL, Balboa S, Lema A, Romalde JL, Figueras MJ. Corrigendum (2): Revisiting the Taxonomy of the Genus Arcobacter: Getting Order From the Chaos. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2253.

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Record number: 5966