Subspecies Campylobacter lari subsp. concheus

Name: Campylobacter lari subsp. concheus Debruyne et al. 2009

Category, proposed as: subspecies, subsp. nov.

Etymology: con’che.us. L. masc. adj. concheus, of, or pertaining to, shellfish

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kam-py-lo-BAK-ter LA-ri KON-k^he-us, masculine

Type strain: 2897R; CCUG 55786; LMG 21009

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX912521 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Debruyne L, On SL, De Brandt E, Vandamme P. Novel Campylobacter lari-like bacteria from humans and molluscs: description of Campylobacter peloridis sp. nov., Campylobacter lari subsp. concheus subsp. nov. and Campylobacter lari subsp. lari subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1126-1132. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1853-1855.

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 Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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.
  • 🙆 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.

Parent taxon: Campylobacter lari corrig. Benjamin et al. 1984

Assigned by: Debruyne L, On SL, De Brandt E, Vandamme P. Novel Campylobacter lari-like bacteria from humans and molluscs: description of Campylobacter peloridis sp. nov., Campylobacter lari subsp. concheus subsp. nov. and Campylobacter lari subsp. lari subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1126-1132. 🇧🇪

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