Species ***Helicobacter* *suis***

Name: Helicobacter suis Baele et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: su’is. L. masc./fem. n. sus, pig; L. gen. masc./fem. n. suis, of the pig

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: he-li-ko-BAK-ter SU-is, masculine

Type strain: DSM 19735; HS1; LMG 23995

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF204589 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Baele M, Decostere A, Vandamme P, Ceelen L, Hellemans A, Mast J, Chiers K, Ducatelle R, Haesebrouck F. Isolation and characterization of Helicobacter suis sp. nov. from pig stomachs. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1350-1358. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1995-1996.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Candidatus Helicobacter suis" De Groote et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.12008 (N = 1).
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z". — 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 116 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 a putative 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. 🇬🇧
- 🧍 Helicobacter suis Baele et al. 2008 was formerly described as "Candidatus Helicobacter suis" De Groote et al. 1999. Publication: De Groote D, van Doorn LJ, Ducatelle R, Verschuuren A, Haesebrouck F, Quint WG, Jalava K, Vandamme P. 'Candidatus Helicobacter suis', a gastric helicobacter from pigs, and its phylogenetic relatedness to other gastrospirilla. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1769-1777. 🇧🇪

Parent taxon: Helicobacter Goodwin et al. 1989

Assigned by: Baele M, Decostere A, Vandamme P, Ceelen L, Hellemans A, Mast J, Chiers K, Ducatelle R, Haesebrouck F. Isolation and characterization of Helicobacter suis sp. nov. from pig stomachs. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1350-1358. 🇧🇪

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Species ***Helicobacter* *suis***