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Species Campylobacter hominis
Name: Campylobacter hominis Lawson et al. 2001
Etymology: ho’mi.nis. L. gen. masc. n. hominis, of man, from which the bacterium was first isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … HO-mi-nis, masculine
Type strain: CCUG 45161; CH001A; DSM 21671; LMG 19568; NCTC 13146
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ251584
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Lawson AJ, On SL, Logan JM, Stanley J. Campylobacter hominis sp. nov., from the human gastrointestinal tract. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:651-660. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:795-796.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Campylobacter hominis" Lawson et al. 1998 homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07537 (N = 1).
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - 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 = 1. — 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 11 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 species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative 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. 🇬🇧
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🧍 Campylobacter hominis Lawson et al. 2001 was previously known as "Candidatus Campylobacter hominis" Lawson et al. 1998.
Publication:
Lawson AJ, Linton D, Stanley J. 16S rRNA gene sequences of 'Candidatus Campylobacter hominis', a novel uncultivated species, are found in the gastrointestinal tract of healthy humans. Microbiology (Reading) 1998; 144:2063-2071. 🇬🇧
Parent taxon: Campylobacter Sebald and Véron 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Lawson AJ, On SL, Logan JM, Stanley J. Campylobacter hominis sp. nov., from the human gastrointestinal tract. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:651-660. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 783589
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