Name: Arcobacter butzleri (Kiehlbauch et al. 1991) Vandamme et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Campylobacter butzleri Kiehlbauch et al. 1991

Etymology: butz’le.ri. 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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ar-ko-BAK-ter BUTZ-le-ri, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49616; CCUG 30485; CDC D2686; CIP 103493; CIP 103537; D2686; DSM 8739; LMG 10828; NCTC 12481; RM 4018

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX912503 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Vandamme P, Vancanneyt M, Pot B, Mels L, Hoste B, Dewettinck D, Vlaes L, van den Borre C, Higgins R, Hommez J, et al. 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. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 42, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:656.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Aliarcobacter butzleri (Kiehlbauch et al. 1991) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Aliarcobacter butzleri" (Kiehlbauch et al. 1991) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Campylobacter butzleri Kiehlbauch et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — The risk group for France has been imported on 2024-08-30. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 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 351 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Arcobacter Vandamme et al. 1991

Assigned by: Vandamme P, Vancanneyt M, Pot B, Mels L, Hoste B, Dewettinck D, Vlaes L, van den Borre C, Higgins R, Hommez J, et al. 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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