Name: Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni (Jones et al. 1931) Steele and Owen 1988

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov. (rule 40d)

Basonym: "Vibrio jejuni" Jones et al. 1931

Etymology: je.ju’ni. N.L. gen. neut. n. jejuni, of the jejunum

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 33560; CCUG 11284; CIP 70.2; DSM 4688; LMG 8841; NBIMCC 8652; NBIMCC 8936; NCTC 11351

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Valid publication: Steele TW, Owen RJ. Campylobacter jejuni subsp. doylei subsp. nov., a subspecies of nitrate-negative campylobacters isolated from human clinical specimens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:316-318.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 📠 This subspecies was automatically created by the valid publication of Campylobacter jejuni subsp. doylei Steele and Owen 1988 according to rule 40d. Publication: Steele TW, Owen RJ. Campylobacter jejuni subsp. doylei subsp. nov., a subspecies of nitrate-negative campylobacters isolated from human clinical specimens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:316-318.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — 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. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z". — The risk group for France has been imported on 2024-08-30. The full classification is: risk group = 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.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
  • 🧍 The original authorship, (Jones et al. 1931) Veron and Chatelain 1973, was corrected according to the new Rule 40d. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585.
  • 🧍 Members of the Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Campylobacter and related bacteria had noted that the specific and the subspecific epithets jejuni were erroneously formed. This required correction of the spelling of the epithets or, alternatively, correction of the etymology. The subcommittee members reached a consensus to correct the etymology of the specific and of the subspecific epithets jejuni. The correct etymology is: je.ju'ni. N.L. gen. neut. n. jejuni, of the jejunum. — 🧍 The original authorship, (Jones et al. 1931) Véron and Chatelain 1973, was corrected according to the new Rule 40d. Publication: Vandamme P, On SL. Recommendations of the subcommittee on the taxonomy of Campylobacter and related bacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:719-721.

Parent taxon: Campylobacter jejuni (Jones et al. 1931) Véron and Chatelain 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Steele TW, Owen RJ. Campylobacter jejuni subsp. doylei subsp. nov., a subspecies of nitrate-negative campylobacters isolated from human clinical specimens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:316-318.

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