Species Campylobacter nitrofigilis

Name: Campylobacter nitrofigilis McClung et al. 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ni.tro.fi’gi.lis. L. neut. n. nitrum, native soda, natron, nitrate; L. v. figo, to fix, attach; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -ilis, suffix denoting an active quality, able to; N.L. masc. adj. nitrofigilis, able to fix (nitrogen as) nitrate

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kam-py-lo-BAK-ter ni-tro-FI-gi-lis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 33309; CCUG 15892; CCUG 15893; CI; CIP 103745; DSM 7299; LMG 7604; NCTC 12251

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16S rRNA gene: L14627 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: McClung CR, Patriquin DG, Davis RE. Campylobacter nitrofigilis sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium associated with roots of Spartina alterniflora Loisel. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:605-612. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Arcobacter nitrofigilis (McClung et al. 1983) Vandamme et al. 1991

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Arcobacter nitrofigilis (McClung et al. 1983) Vandamme et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Campylobacter nitrofigilis is the 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, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Campylobacter.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2026-08-13. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

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

Assigned by: McClung CR, Patriquin DG, Davis RE. Campylobacter nitrofigilis sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium associated with roots of Spartina alterniflora Loisel. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:605-612. 🇺🇸

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Species Campylobacter nitrofigilis