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Species Helicobacter mesocricetorum
Name: Helicobacter mesocricetorum Simmons et al. 2000
Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Mesocricetus, generic name of the the Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus); N.L. gen. masc. pl. n. mesocricetorum, of mesocriceti, of Syrian hamsters, the original source of isolation
Type strain: ATCC 700932; CCUG 45420; DSM 22885; MU 97-1514
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16S rRNA gene:
AF072471
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Simmons JH, Riley LK, Besch-Williford CL, Franklin CL. Helicobacter mesocricetorum sp. nov., A novel Helicobacter isolated from the feces of Syrian hamsters. J Clin Microbiol 2000; 38:1811-1817. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 76. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1699-1700.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙆 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.
Parent taxon: Helicobacter Goodwin et al. 1989
Assigned by:
Simmons JH, Riley LK, Besch-Williford CL, Franklin CL. Helicobacter mesocricetorum sp. nov., A novel Helicobacter isolated from the feces of Syrian hamsters. J Clin Microbiol 2000; 38:1811-1817.
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Record number: 783998
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