Species ***Helicobacter* *cholecystus***

Name: Helicobacter cholecystus Franklin et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cho.le.cys’tus. N.L. fem. n. cholecystis, gallbladder; from Gr. fem. n. cholê, bile; from Gr. fem. n. kystis, bladder; N.L. masc. adj. cholecystus, related to the gallbladder

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: he-li-ko-BAK-ter k^ho-le-KYS-tus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700242; CIP 105596; DSM 18681; Hkb-1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U46129 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Franklin CL, Beckwith CS, Livingston RS, Riley LK, Gibson SV, Besch-Williford CL, Hook RRJ. Isolation of a novel Helicobacter species, Helicobacter cholecystus sp. nov., from the gallbladders of Syrian hamsters with cholangiofibrosis and centrilobular pancreatitis. J Clin Microbiol 1996; 34:2952-2958. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 61. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:601-602.

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 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, 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, note = "PV". — 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 3 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.

Parent taxon: Helicobacter Goodwin et al. 1989

Assigned by: Franklin CL, Beckwith CS, Livingston RS, Riley LK, Gibson SV, Besch-Williford CL, Hook RRJ. Isolation of a novel Helicobacter species, Helicobacter cholecystus sp. nov., from the gallbladders of Syrian hamsters with cholangiofibrosis and centrilobular pancreatitis. J Clin Microbiol 1996; 34:2952-2958. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 783993

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Species Helicobacter cholecystus

Species ***Helicobacter* *cholecystus***