Species ***Campylobacter* *hyointestinalis***

Name: Campylobacter hyointestinalis Gebhart et al. 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hy.o.in.tes.ti.na’lis. Gr. masc./fem. n. hŷs (gen. hyos), a hog, pig; L. neut. adj. intestinum, intestines; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. masc./fem. adj. intestinalis, pertaining to the intestines; N.L. masc. adj. hyointestinalis, of a hog's intestine

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kam-py-lo-BAK-ter hy-o-in-tes-ti-NA-lis, masculine

Type strain: 80-4577-4; ATCC 35217; CCUG 14169; CIP 103746; DSM 19053; LMG 7817; NCTC 11608

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M65010 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gebhart CJ, Edmonds P, Ward GE, Kurtz HJ, Brenner DJ. "Campylobacter hyointestinalis" sp. nov.: a new species of Campylobacter found in the intestines of pigs and other animals. J Clin Microbiol 1985; 21:715-720. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 19. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1985; 35:535.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

Emendations:
- On et al. 1995 On SL, Bloch B, Holmes B, Hoste B, Vandamme P. Campylobacter hyointestinalis subsp. lawsonii subsp. nov., isolated from the porcine stomach, and an emended description of Campylobacter hyointestinalis. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:767-774. 🇩🇰 Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:364-365.

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.20944 (N = 1).
- 😷 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. — 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 91 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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.
- 🧍 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. 🇬🇧

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Campylobacter hyointestinalis subsp. hyointestinalis (Gebhart et al. 1985) On et al. 1995	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Campylobacter hyointestinalis subsp. lawsonii On et al. 1995	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

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

Assigned by: Gebhart CJ, Edmonds P, Ward GE, Kurtz HJ, Brenner DJ. "Campylobacter hyointestinalis" sp. nov.: a new species of Campylobacter found in the intestines of pigs and other animals. J Clin Microbiol 1985; 21:715-720. 🇺🇸

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Species ***Campylobacter* *hyointestinalis***