Species ***Helicobacter* *mastomyrinus***

Name: Helicobacter mastomyrinus Shen et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mas.to.my.ri.nus. N.L. masc. adj. mastomyrinus, pertaining to Mastomys, a rodent genus (the type strain was isolated from Mastomys natalensis)

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1046; CCUG 52417; DSM 22886; MIT 97-5574

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AY742307 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Shen Z, Xu S, Dewhirst FE, Paster BJ, Pena JA, Modlin IM, Kidd M, Fox JG. A novel enterohepatic Helicobacter species 'Helicobacter mastomyrinus' isolated from the liver and intestine of rodents. Helicobacter 2005; 10:59-70. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 111. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2025-2027.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, 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 9 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 genus.
- 🧍 The culture collection accession number CCUG 52417 has been provided on request for validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 111. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2025-2027.

Parent taxon: Helicobacter Goodwin et al. 1989

Assigned by: Shen Z, Xu S, Dewhirst FE, Paster BJ, Pena JA, Modlin IM, Kidd M, Fox JG. A novel enterohepatic Helicobacter species 'Helicobacter mastomyrinus' isolated from the liver and intestine of rodents. Helicobacter 2005; 10:59-70. 🇺🇸

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Species Helicobacter mastomyrinus

Species ***Helicobacter* *mastomyrinus***