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Species Helicobacter higonensis
Name: Helicobacter higonensis Tomida et al. 2026
Etymology: hi.go.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. higonensis, pertaining to Higo, a traditional geographical name for Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan, the source of the type strain
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … hi-go-NEN-sis, masculine
Type strain: GTC 16811; LMG 33095; PAGU 2000
16S rRNA gene:
LC671231
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Tomida J, Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Kutsuna R, Tsutsuki H, Sawa T, Cnockaert M, Vandamme P, Kawamura Y. Proposal of Helicobacter higonensis sp. nov. isolated from a human clinical specimen, and emended description of Helicobacter valdiviensis Collado, 2014. Microbiol Immunol 2024; 68:197-205. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-02-03.
- 🙆 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.
Parent taxon: Helicobacter Goodwin et al. 1989
Assigned by:
Tomida J, Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Kutsuna R, Tsutsuki H, Sawa T, Cnockaert M, Vandamme P, Kawamura Y. Proposal of Helicobacter higonensis sp. nov. isolated from a human clinical specimen, and emended description of Helicobacter valdiviensis Collado, 2014. Microbiol Immunol 2024; 68:197-205. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 70272
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