Etymology:tro.glo’dy.tis.N.L. gen. masc. n.troglodytis, of a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), from which the bacterium was isolated [probably better: troglodytae]
Effective publication:
Kaur T, Singh J, Huffman MA, Petrzelkova KJ, Taylor NS, Xu S, Dewhirst FE, Paster BJ, Debruyne L, Vandamme P, et al.Campylobacter troglodytis sp. nov., isolated from feces of human-habituated wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in Tanzania. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:2366-2373. 🇺🇸
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 212. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5931.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Notes:
🎓 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 the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of the species itself.