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Species Helicobacter heilmannii
Name: Helicobacter heilmannii Smet et al. 2012
Etymology: heil.man’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. heilmannii, of Heilmann, in honour of Konrad Heilmann who described the first large case study of gastrospirilla infections in humans
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … he͡il-MAN-ni-i, masculine
Type strain: ASB1; DSM 23983; DSM 24751; LMG 26292
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HM625820
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Smet A, Flahou B, D'Herde K, Vandamme P, Cleenwerck I, Ducatelle R, Pasmans F, Haesebrouck F. Helicobacter heilmannii sp. nov., isolated from feline gastric mucosa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:299-306. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1020.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Helicobacter heilmannii" O'Rourke et al. 2004 homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP "Helicobacter heilmanii" Debongnie et al. 1995 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — 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 205 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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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
- 🧍 Helicobacter heilmannii Smet et al. 2012 was previously known as "Helicobacter heilmannii" Solnick et al. 1993 type two, then as "Candidatus Helicobacter heilmannii" O'Rourke et al. 2004. — Gronow S. Personal communication, 2012-02-09.
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🧍 In the paper by Smet et al. 2012, the type strain DSM 24751 is erroneously cited as DSM 23983.
Publication:
. Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2012; 62:1016. 🇩🇪
Parent taxon: Helicobacter Goodwin et al. 1989
Assigned by:
Smet A, Flahou B, D'Herde K, Vandamme P, Cleenwerck I, Ducatelle R, Pasmans F, Haesebrouck F. Helicobacter heilmannii sp. nov., isolated from feline gastric mucosa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:299-306. 🇧🇪
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Record number: 789691
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