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Species "Candidatus Campylobacter hominis"
Name: "Candidatus Campylobacter hominis" Lawson et al. 1998
Etymology: ho’mi.nis. L. gen. masc. n. hominis, of man, host where first isolated
Nomenclatural type: 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
Effective 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. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Campylobacter hominis Lawson et al. 2001
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Campylobacter hominis Lawson et al. 2001 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- ❗ "Candidatus Campylobacter hominis" is the pro-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 and legitimate or pro-validly published and pro-legitimate and not rejected and has priority or pro-priority) within a separate genus Campylobacter.
- 😷 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.
Parent taxon: Campylobacter Sebald and Véron 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
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.
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Record number: 4324
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