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Species Helicobacter canicola

Name: Helicobacter canicola Kawamura et al. 2016

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.ni’co.la. L. gen. masc./fem. n. canis, dog; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, a dweller, inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. canicola, inhabitant of the dogs

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: he-li-ko-BAK-ter ka-NI-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 33887; LMG 29580; PAGU 1410

16S rRNA gene: AF207738 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Kawamura Y, Tomida J, Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Okamoto T, Narita M, Hashimoto K, Cnockaert M, Vandamme P, Morita Y, Sawa T, et al. Proposal of Helicobacter canicola sp. nov., previously identified as Helicobacter cinaedi, isolated from canines. Syst Appl Microbiol 2016; 39:307-312. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 172. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4299-4305.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Helicobacter cinaedi (Totten et al. 1988) Vandamme et al. 1991. Publication: Vandamme P, Falsen E, Rossau R, Hoste B, Segers P, Tytgat R, De Ley J. Revision of Campylobacter, Helicobacter, and Wolinella taxonomy: emendation of generic descriptions and proposal of Arcobacter gen. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:88-103. 🇧🇪
    • 🫡 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 Helicobacter cinaedi (Totten et al. 1988) Vandamme et al. 1991. Publication: Vandamme P, Falsen E, Rossau R, Hoste B, Segers P, Tytgat R, De Ley J. Revision of Campylobacter, Helicobacter, and Wolinella taxonomy: emendation of generic descriptions and proposal of Arcobacter gen. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:88-103. 🇧🇪

Parent taxon: Helicobacter Goodwin et al. 1989

Assigned by: Kawamura Y, Tomida J, Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Okamoto T, Narita M, Hashimoto K, Cnockaert M, Vandamme P, Morita Y, Sawa T, et al. Proposal of Helicobacter canicola sp. nov., previously identified as Helicobacter cinaedi, isolated from canines. Syst Appl Microbiol 2016; 39:307-312. 🇯🇵

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