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Species Campylobacter upsaliensis
Name: Campylobacter upsaliensis Sandstedt and Ursing 1991
Etymology: up.sa.li.en’sis. M.L. masc. adj. upsaliensis, pertaining to Uppsala, a Swedish city
Type strain: ATCC 43954; C231; CCUG 14913; CIP 103681; DSM 5365; NCTC 11541
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
DQ174157
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Sandstedt K, Ursing J. Description of Campylobacter upsaliensis sp. nov. previously known as the CNW group. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1991; 14:39-45. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 37. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:331.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 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. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z". — 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 134 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
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🧍 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 2022; 168:0.
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🧍 Campylobacter upsaliensis Sandstedt and Ursing 1991 was previously known as the CNW group (catalase-negative or weak group of campylobacteria).
Publication:
Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.
Parent taxon: Campylobacter Sebald and Véron 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Sandstedt K, Ursing J. Description of Campylobacter upsaliensis sp. nov. previously known as the CNW group. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1991; 14:39-45.
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Record number: 774391
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