Etymology:del.phi.ni’co.la.L. masc. n.delphinus, dolphin; L. masc./fem. n. suff.-cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n.incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n.delphinicola, dolphin dweller
Effective publication:
Segawa T, Ohno Y, Tsuchida S, Ushida K, Yoshioka M. Corrigendum: Helicobacter delphinicola sp. nov., isolated from common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus with gastric diseases. Dis Aquat Organ 2020; 142:145. 🇯🇵
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 199. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4773.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Notes:
🎓 Name mentioned 2 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.