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Species Campylobacter majalis
Name: Campylobacter majalis Lynch et al. 2022
Etymology: ma.ja’lis. L. masc. n. majalis, of a pig
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ma-JA-lis, masculine
Type strain: CCUG 20705; LMG 7974
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LR989048
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Lynch C, Peeters C, Walsh N, McCarthy C, Coffey A, Lucey B, Vandamme P. Campylobacter majalis sp. nov. and Campylobacter suis sp. nov., novel Campylobacter species isolated from porcine gastrointestinal mucosa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5510. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5799.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
Parent taxon: Campylobacter Sebald and Véron 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Lynch C, Peeters C, Walsh N, McCarthy C, Coffey A, Lucey B, Vandamme P. Campylobacter majalis sp. nov. and Campylobacter suis sp. nov., novel Campylobacter species isolated from porcine gastrointestinal mucosa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5510. 🇧🇪
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