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Species Arcobacter thereius
Name: Arcobacter thereius Houf et al. 2009
Etymology: the.re’i.us. N.L. masc. adj. thereius, pertaining to an animal; from Gr. masc./fem. adj. thêreios
Type strain: 16389; CCUG 56902; DSM 23385; LMG 22486; LMG 24486
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY314753
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Houf K, On SL, Coenye T, Debruyne L, De Smet S, Vandamme P. Arcobacter thereius sp. nov., isolated from pigs and ducks. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2599-2604. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:3-4.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Aliarcobacter thereius" (Houf et al. 2009) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, not validly published Aliarcobacter thereius (Houf et al. 2009) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 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 4 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.
Parent taxon: Arcobacter Vandamme et al. 1991
Assigned by:
Houf K, On SL, Coenye T, Debruyne L, De Smet S, Vandamme P. Arcobacter thereius sp. nov., isolated from pigs and ducks. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2599-2604. 🇧🇪
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Record number: 788114
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