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Species Helicobacter acinonychis
Name: Helicobacter acinonychis corrig. Eaton et al. 1993
Etymology: a.ci.no.ny’chis. N.L. gen. masc. n. acinonychis, of Acinonyx, referring to the feline species Acinonyx jubatus (cheetah), from which the organism was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-ki-no-NY-khis, masculine
Type strain: 90-119; ATCC 51101; CCUG 29263; CIP 104247; NCTC 12686
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
M88148
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Eaton KA, Dewhirst FE, Radin MJ, Fox JG, Paster BJ, Krakowka S, Morgan DR. Helicobacter acinonyx sp. nov., isolated from cheetahs with gastritis. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:99-106. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:399.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Helicobacter acinonix Eaton et al. 1993 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling Helicobacter acinonyx Eaton et al. 1993 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
- 😷 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 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 2023-10-29. 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 24 times 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 risk group of the species itself.
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🧍 Listed as acinonyx in the notification list.
Publication:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:399.
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🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 47:908; Helicobacter acinonix (sic).
Publication:
Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: Necessary correction of specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:908-909. 🇩🇪
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🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, acinonyx (sic), has been corrected by Trüper and De' Clari 1997.
Publication:
Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: Necessary correction of specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:908-909. 🇩🇪
Parent taxon: Helicobacter Goodwin et al. 1989
Assigned by:
Eaton KA, Dewhirst FE, Radin MJ, Fox JG, Paster BJ, Krakowka S, Morgan DR. Helicobacter acinonyx sp. nov., isolated from cheetahs with gastritis. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:99-106. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 783987
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