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Species Campylobacter geochelonis
Name: Campylobacter geochelonis Piccirillo et al. 2016
Etymology: ge.o.che.lo’nis. Gr. fem. n. gê, earth; Gr. fem. n. chelônê, turtle; N.L. gen. fem. n. geochelonis, pertaining to a terrestrial tortoise [probably better: geochelones]
Type strain: DSM 102159; LMG 29375; RC20
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
CP053844
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Piccirillo A, Niero G, Calleros L, Perez R, Naya H, Iraola G. Campylobacter geochelonis sp. nov. isolated from the western Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni hermanni). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3468-3476. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4921-4923.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 3 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 genus.
Parent taxon: Campylobacter Sebald and Véron 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Piccirillo A, Niero G, Calleros L, Perez R, Naya H, Iraola G. Campylobacter geochelonis sp. nov. isolated from the western Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni hermanni). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3468-3476. 🇮🇹
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Record number: 794591
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