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Species Helicobacter japonicum
Name: Helicobacter japonicum Shen et al. 2017
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ja-PO-ni-kum, masculine
Type strain: ATCC TSD-46; LMG 28612; MIT 1-6451
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
EF373968
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Shen Z, Feng Y, Muthupalani S, Sheh A, Cheaney LE, Kaufman CA, Gong G, Paster BJ, Fox JG. Novel Helicobacter species H.japonicum isolated from laboratory mice from Japan induces typhlocolitis and lower bowel carcinoma in C57BL/129 IL10-/- mice. Carcinogenesis 2016; 37:1190-1198. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 176. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2075-2078.
Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling
Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Helicobacter japonicus corrig. Shen et al. 2017
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Helicobacter japonicus corrig. Shen et al. 2017 corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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:
Shen Z, Feng Y, Muthupalani S, Sheh A, Cheaney LE, Kaufman CA, Gong G, Paster BJ, Fox JG. Novel Helicobacter species H.japonicum isolated from laboratory mice from Japan induces typhlocolitis and lower bowel carcinoma in C57BL/129 IL10-/- mice. Carcinogenesis 2016; 37:1190-1198. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 795587
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