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

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Campylobacter cryaerophilus corrig. Neill et al. 1985

Etymology: cry.ae.ro’phi.lus. Gr. neut. n. kryos, icy cold, frost; Gr. masc. n. aêr (gen. aeros), air; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, friend, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; 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

Valid publication: Vandamme P, Falsen E, Rossau R, Hoste B, Segers P, Tytgat R, 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.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 41, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:457-458.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

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
    Aliarcobacter cryaerophilus (Neill et al. 1985) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Aliarcobacter cryaerophilus" (Neill et al. 1985) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• 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, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — 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 140 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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, Falsen E, Rossau R, Hoste B, Segers P, Tytgat R, 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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Record number: 773367