Name: "Aliarcobacter faecis" (Whiteduck-Léveillée et al. 2019) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Arcobacter faecis Whiteduck-Léveillée et al. 2019

Etymology: fae’cis. L. gen. fem. n. faecis, referring to fecal origin

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-li-ar-ko-BAK-ter FA͡E-kis, masculine

Nomenclatural type: AF1078; CCUG 66484; LMG 28519

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC551780 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Perez-Cataluna A, Salas-Masso N, Dieguez AL, Balboa S, Lema A, Romalde JL, Figueras MJ. Revisiting the Taxonomy of the Genus Arcobacter: Getting Order From the Chaos. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2077. 🇪🇸

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Arcobacter faecis Whiteduck-Léveillée et al. 2019

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Arcobacter faecis Whiteduck-Léveillée et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Aliarcobacter faecis (Whiteduck-Léveillée et al. 2019) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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.

Parent taxon: "Aliarcobacter" Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2018

Assigned by: Perez-Cataluna A, Salas-Masso N, Dieguez AL, Balboa S, Lema A, Romalde JL, Figueras MJ. Revisiting the Taxonomy of the Genus Arcobacter: Getting Order From the Chaos. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2077. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 1112