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Species Campylobacter armoricus
Name: Campylobacter armoricus Boukerb et al. 2019
Etymology: ar.mo’ri.cus. L. pl. fem. n. Armoricae, part of Gaul between the Seine and the Loire including Brittany; L. masc. adj. armoricus, pertaining to Brittany
Type strain: CA656; CCUG 73571; CIP 111675
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MK632223
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Boukerb AM, Penny C, Serghine J, Walczak C, Cauchie HM, Miller WG, Losch S, Ragimbeau C, Mossong J, Megraud F, et al. Campylobacter armoricus sp. nov., a novel member of the Campylobacter lari group isolated from surface water and stools from humans with enteric infection. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3969-3979. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1447-1449.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
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🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Campylobacter lari corrig. Benjamin et al. 1984.
Publication:
Benjamin J, Leaper S, Owen RJ, Skirrow MB. Description of Campylobacter laridis, a new species comprising the nalidixic acid resistant thermophilic Campylobacter (NARTC) group. Curr. Microbiol. 1983; 8:231-238.
Anonymous. Validation list no. 14. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:270-271.
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🫡 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 pathogenicity of the species itself. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Campylobacter lari corrig. Benjamin et al. 1984.
Publication:
Benjamin J, Leaper S, Owen RJ, Skirrow MB. Description of Campylobacter laridis, a new species comprising the nalidixic acid resistant thermophilic Campylobacter (NARTC) group. Curr. Microbiol. 1983; 8:231-238.
Anonymous. Validation list no. 14. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:270-271.
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🧍 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 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Campylobacter Sebald and Véron 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Boukerb AM, Penny C, Serghine J, Walczak C, Cauchie HM, Miller WG, Losch S, Ragimbeau C, Mossong J, Megraud F, et al. Campylobacter armoricus sp. nov., a novel member of the Campylobacter lari group isolated from surface water and stools from humans with enteric infection. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3969-3979.
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Record number: 5657
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