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Species Helicobacter mustelae
Name: Helicobacter mustelae (Fox et al. 1988) Goodwin et al. 1989
Basonym: Campylobacter pylori subsp. mustelae Fox et al. 1988
Etymology: mus.te’lae. L. fem. n. mustela, a weasel, and also a generic name (Mustela); L. gen. fem. n. mustelae, intended to mean of a ferret (Mustela putorius furo)
Type strain: ATCC 43772; CCUG 25715; CIP 103759; NCTC 12198; R85-13-6
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
M35048
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Goodwin CS, Armstrong JA, Chilvers T, Peters M, Collins MD, Sly L, McConnell W, Harper WES. Transfer of Campylobacter pylori and Campylobacter mustelae to Helicobacter gen. nov. as Helicobacter pylori comb. nov. and Helicobacter mustelae comb. nov., respectively. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:397-405. 
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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 Campylobacter mustelae (Fox et al. 1988) Fox et al. 1989 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Campylobacter pylori subsp. mustelae Fox et al. 1988 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, 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 102 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.
Parent taxon: Helicobacter Goodwin et al. 1989
Assigned by:
Goodwin CS, Armstrong JA, Chilvers T, Peters M, Collins MD, Sly L, McConnell W, Harper WES. Transfer of Campylobacter pylori and Campylobacter mustelae to Helicobacter gen. nov. as Helicobacter pylori comb. nov. and Helicobacter mustelae comb. nov., respectively. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:397-405. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 784000
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