Name: Campylobacter pinnipediorum subsp. pinnipediorum (Gilbert et al. 2017) Gilbert et al. 2017

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Basonym: Campylobacter pinnipediorum Gilbert et al. 2017

Etymology: pin.ni.pe.di.o’rum. N.L. gen. neut. pl. n. pinnipediorum, pertaining to Pinnipedia

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kam-py-lo-BAK-ter pin-ni-pe-di-O-rum pin-ni-pe-di-O-rum, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 69570; LMG 29472; RM 17260

See detailed strain information at

Valid publication: Gilbert MJ, Miller WG, Leger JS, Chapman MH, Timmerman AJ, Duim B, Foster G, Wagenaar JA. Campylobacter pinnipediorum sp. nov., isolated from pinnipeds, comprising Campylobacter pinnipediorum subsp. pinnipediorum subsp. nov. and Campylobacter pinnipediorum subsp. caledonicus subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1961-1968. 🇳🇱

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3137-3139.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Campylobacter pinnipediorum subsp. caledonicus Gilbert et al. 2017 but an explicit description was also provided. Publication: Gilbert MJ, Miller WG, Leger JS, Chapman MH, Timmerman AJ, Duim B, Foster G, Wagenaar JA. Campylobacter pinnipediorum sp. nov., isolated from pinnipeds, comprising Campylobacter pinnipediorum subsp. pinnipediorum subsp. nov. and Campylobacter pinnipediorum subsp. caledonicus subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1961-1968. 🇳🇱
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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 pinnipediorum Gilbert et al. 2017

Assigned by: Gilbert MJ, Miller WG, Leger JS, Chapman MH, Timmerman AJ, Duim B, Foster G, Wagenaar JA. Campylobacter pinnipediorum sp. nov., isolated from pinnipeds, comprising Campylobacter pinnipediorum subsp. pinnipediorum subsp. nov. and Campylobacter pinnipediorum subsp. caledonicus subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1961-1968. 🇳🇱

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