Species ***Helicobacter* *pametensis***

Name: Helicobacter pametensis Dewhirst et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.me.ten’sis. N.L. masc. adj. pametensis, of the Pamet River, Truro, Mass

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: he-li-ko-BAK-ter pa-me-TEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51478; B9A Seymour; CCUG 29255; CIP 104249; DSM 29139; LMG 12678; Seymour B9

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M88147 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dewhirst FE, Seymour C, Fraser GJ, Paster BJ, Fox JG. Phylogeny of Helicobacter isolates from bird and swine feces and description of Helicobacter pametensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:553-560. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:853.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.04855 (N = 1).
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 = 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 5 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 species itself.
- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Helicobacter Goodwin et al. 1989

Assigned by: Dewhirst FE, Seymour C, Fraser GJ, Paster BJ, Fox JG. Phylogeny of Helicobacter isolates from bird and swine feces and description of Helicobacter pametensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:553-560. 🇺🇸

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Species Helicobacter pametensis

Species ***Helicobacter* *pametensis***