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Species Campylobacter butzleri
Name: 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: … 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
Effective publication:
Kiehlbauch JA, Brenner DJ, Nicholson MA, Baker CN, Patton CM, Steigerwalt AG, Wachsmuth IK. Campylobacter butzleri sp. nov. isolated from humans and animals with diarrheal illness. J Clin Microbiol 1991; 29:376-385. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 39. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:580-581.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Arcobacter butzleri (Kiehlbauch et al. 1991) Vandamme et al. 1992
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Arcobacter butzleri (Kiehlbauch et al. 1991) Vandamme et al. 1992 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP 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
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Notes:
- ❗ Campylobacter butzleri is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Campylobacter.
- 😷 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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
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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 (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
Parent taxon: Campylobacter Sebald and Véron 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kiehlbauch JA, Brenner DJ, Nicholson MA, Baker CN, Patton CM, Steigerwalt AG, Wachsmuth IK. Campylobacter butzleri sp. nov. isolated from humans and animals with diarrheal illness. J Clin Microbiol 1991; 29:376-385. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 774371
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