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Species Helicobacter pullorum

Name: Helicobacter pullorum Stanley et al. 1995

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: pul.lo’rum. L. masc. adj. pullus, a young fowl, a chicken; L. gen. masc. pl. n. pullorum, of chickens, the source of first isolation

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: he-li-ko-BAK-ter pul-LO-rum, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51801; CCUG 33837; CIP 104787; DSM 23160; NCTC 12824

16S rRNA gene: AJ876518 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Stanley J, Linton D, Burnens AP, Dewhirst FE, On SL, Porter A, Owen RJ, Costas M. Helicobacter pullorum sp. nov.-genotype and phenotype of a new species isolated from poultry and from human patients with gastroenteritis. Microbiology (Reading) 1994; 140:3441-3449. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 53. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:418-419.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and 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 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — 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 112 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.
    • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Helicobacter Goodwin et al. 1989

Assigned by: Stanley J, Linton D, Burnens AP, Dewhirst FE, On SL, Porter A, Owen RJ, Costas M. Helicobacter pullorum sp. nov.-genotype and phenotype of a new species isolated from poultry and from human patients with gastroenteritis. Microbiology (Reading) 1994; 140:3441-3449. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 784002