Name: Varibaculum cambriensis Hall et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Gender: neuter

Type strain: CCUG 44998; CIP 107344; DSM 15806; NCTC 14293; R12359

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16S rRNA gene: AJ428402 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hall V, Collins MD, Lawson PA, Hutson RA, Falsen E, Inganas E, Duerden B. Characterization of some actinomyces-like isolates from human clinical sources: description of Varibaculum cambriensis gen nov, sp nov. J Clin Microbiol 2003; 41:640-644. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 91. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:627-628.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Varibaculum cambriense corrig. Hall et al. 2003

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Varibaculum cambriense corrig. Hall et al. 2003	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: Varibaculum Hall et al. 2003

Assigned by: Hall V, Collins MD, Lawson PA, Hutson RA, Falsen E, Inganas E, Duerden B. Characterization of some actinomyces-like isolates from human clinical sources: description of Varibaculum cambriensis gen nov, sp nov. J Clin Microbiol 2003; 41:640-644. 🇬🇧

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