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Species Helicobacter cetorum
Name: Helicobacter cetorum Harper et al. 2006
Etymology: ce.to’rum. L. gen. neut. pl. n. cetorum, of cetaceans (whales, dolphins)
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)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.30065 (N = 1).
- 😷 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 12 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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🧍 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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Record number: 785470
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