Species ***Campylobacter* *mucosalis***

Classification:

Bacteria Pseudomonadati Pseudomonadota Epsilonproteobacteria Campylobacterales Campylobacteraceae Campylobacter Campylobacter mucosalis

Name: Campylobacter mucosalis (Lawson et al. 1981 ex Lawson and Rowland 1974) Roop et al. 1985

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Campylobacter sputorum subsp. mucosalis (ex Lawson and Rowland 1974) Lawson et al. 1981

Etymology: mu.co.sa’lis. N.L. n. tunica mucosa, mucous membrane; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. mucosalis, pertaining to the mucous membrane (tunica mucosa)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kam-py-lo-BAK-ter mu-ko-SA-lis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 43264; CCUG 6822; CIP 103750; DSM 21682; FS253/72; NCTC 11000

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ174173 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Roop Ii RM, Smibert RM, Johnson JL, Krieg NR. Campylobacter mucosalis (Lawson, Leaver, Pettigrew, and Rowland 1981) comb. nov.: emended description. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:189-192. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Campylobacter sputorum subsp. mucosalis (ex Lawson and Rowland 1974) Lawson et al. 1981	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07271 (N = 1).
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "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 = 1, 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, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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 28 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. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Campylobacter sputorum (Prévot 1940) Véron and Chatelain 1973 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Véron M, Chatelain R. Taxonomic study of the genus Campylobacter Sebald and Véron and designation of the neotype strain for the type species, Campylobacter fetus (Smith and Taylor) Sebald and Véron. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1973; 23:122-134. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
- 🧍 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. 🇬🇧
- 🧍 Members of the Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Campylobacter and related bacteria had noted that the specific epithet mucosalis was erroneously formed. This required correction of the spelling of the epithet or, alternatively, correction of the etymology. The subcommittee members reached a consensus to correct the etymology of the specific epithet mucosalis. The correct etymology is: mu.co.sa'lis. N.L. adj. mucosalis, pertaining to the (tunica) mucosa mucous membrane. Publication: Vandamme P, On SL. Recommendations of the subcommittee on the taxonomy of Campylobacter and related bacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:719-721. 🇧🇪

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

Assigned by: Roop Ii RM, Smibert RM, Johnson JL, Krieg NR. Campylobacter mucosalis (Lawson, Leaver, Pettigrew, and Rowland 1981) comb. nov.: emended description. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:189-192. 🇺🇸

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