Name: Campylobacter sputorum subsp. bubulus (Florent 1953) Véron and Chatelain 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Vibrio bubulus" Florent 1953

Etymology: bu’bu.lus. L. masc. adj. bubulus, of or pertaining to cattle or oxen

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kam-py-lo-BAK-ter spu-TO-rum BU-bu-lus, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 11289; CIP 53.103; DSM 5363; NCTC 11367

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: DQ174151 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Véron M, Chatelain R. Taxonomic study of the genus Campylobacter Sebald and Véron and designation of the neotype strain for the type species, Campylobacter fetus (Smith and Taylor) Sebald and Véron. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1973; 23:122-134.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Vibrio bubulus" Florent 1953	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PV". — 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.
  • 🧍 In the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, the type strain CIP 53.103 is erroneously cited as CIP 53103. Publication: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Parent taxon: Campylobacter sputorum (Prévot 1940) Véron and Chatelain 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Véron M, Chatelain R. Taxonomic study of the genus Campylobacter Sebald and Véron and designation of the neotype strain for the type species, Campylobacter fetus (Smith and Taylor) Sebald and Véron. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1973; 23:122-134.

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