Name: Campylobacter cryaerophilus corrig. Neill et al. 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Gender: 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: Neill SD, Campbell JN, O'Brien JJ, Weatherup STC, Ellis WA. Taxonomic position of Campylobacter cryaerophila sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:342-356.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

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

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Campylobacter cryaerophila Neill et al. 1985	homotypic synonym, orthographic variant
    Arcobacter cryaerophilus (Neill et al. 1985) Vandamme et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Aliarcobacter cryaerophilus (Neill et al. 1985) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Aliarcobacter cryaerophilus" (Neill et al. 1985) Perez-Cataluna et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Emendations:
  • Kiehlbauch et al. 1991 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.
    Notes:
    • Validation list no. 39 does not mention the emendation proposed by Kiehlbauch et al.

• Notes:
  • Campylobacter cryaerophilus is the correct name 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.
  • Nom. corrig.: IJSB 47:585; Campylobacter cryaerophila (sic). Publication: Euzéby JP. Revised nomenclature of specific or subspecific epithets that do not agree in gender with generic names that end in -bacter. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:585.
  • The original spelling, Campylobacter cryaerophila (sic), has been corrected by Euzéby 1997 [1]. Publication: Euzéby JP. Revised nomenclature of specific or subspecific epithets that do not agree in gender with generic names that end in -bacter. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:585.
  • This corrigendum has been already suggested by Vandamme et al. 1991 [2]. 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.
  • The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht".

Parent taxon: Campylobacter Sebald and Véron 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Neill SD, Campbell JN, O'Brien JJ, Weatherup STC, Ellis WA. Taxonomic position of Campylobacter cryaerophila sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:342-356.

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