Species ***Helicobacter* *cetorum***

Name: Helicobacter cetorum Harper et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ce.to’rum. L. gen. neut. pl. n. cetorum, of cetaceans (whales, dolphins)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: he-li-ko-BAK-ter ke-TO-rum, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-540; CCUG 52418; MIT 99-5656

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF292378 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Harper CG, Feng Y, Xu S, Taylor NS, Kinsel M, Dewhirst FE, Paster BJ, Greenwell M, Levine G, Rogers A, et al. Helicobacter cetorum sp. nov., a urease-positive Helicobacter species isolated from dolphins and whales. J Clin Microbiol 2002; 40:4536-4543. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 111. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2025-2027.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.30065 (N = 1).
- 😷 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 13 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 risk group of the species itself.
- 🧍 The culture collection accession number CCUG 52418 has been provided on request for validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 111. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2025-2027.

Parent taxon: Helicobacter Goodwin et al. 1989

Assigned by: Harper CG, Feng Y, Xu S, Taylor NS, Kinsel M, Dewhirst FE, Paster BJ, Greenwell M, Levine G, Rogers A, et al. Helicobacter cetorum sp. nov., a urease-positive Helicobacter species isolated from dolphins and whales. J Clin Microbiol 2002; 40:4536-4543. 🇺🇸

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Species Helicobacter cetorum

Species ***Helicobacter* *cetorum***