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Species Arcobacter vandammei
Name: Arcobacter vandammei Kerkhof et al. 2021
Etymology: van.dam’me.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. vandammei, of Vandamme, in honour of Professor Peter A. R. Vandamme a Belgian microbiologist, who was the first to describe the genus Arcobacter and in recognition of his contributions to the taxonomy of this genus, and indeed the wider class Epsilonproteobacteria
Pronunciation, gender: wan-DAM-me-i, masculine
Type strain: CCUG 75005; LMG 31429; R-73987
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MW181429
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Kerkhof PJ, On SLW, Houf K. Arcobacter vandammei sp. nov., isolated from the rectal mucus of a healthy pig. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5113. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5196.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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 genus.
Parent taxon: Arcobacter Vandamme et al. 1991
Assigned by:
Kerkhof PJ, On SLW, Houf K. Arcobacter vandammei sp. nov., isolated from the rectal mucus of a healthy pig. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5113.
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Record number: 24355
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