Subspecies Campylobacter sputorum subsp. mucosalis

Name: Campylobacter sputorum subsp. mucosalis (ex Lawson and Rowland 1974) Lawson et al. 1981

Category, proposed as: subspecies, subsp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: mu.co.sa’lis. N.L. n. tunica mucosa, mucous membrane; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. mucosalis, pertaining to the mucous membrane (tunica mucosa)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kam-py-lo-BAK-ter spu-TO-rum mu-ko-SA-lis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 43264; CCUG 6822; CIP 103750; DSM 21682; FS253/72; NCTC 11000

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16S rRNA gene: DQ174173 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lawson GHK, Leaver JL, Pettigrew GW, Rowland AC. Some features of Campylobacter sputorum subsp. mucosalis subsp. nov., nom. rev. and their taxonomic significance. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1981; 31:385-391.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Campylobacter mucosalis (Lawson et al. 1981 ex Lawson and Rowland 1974) Roop et al. 1985

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Campylobacter mucosalis (Lawson et al. 1981 ex Lawson and Rowland 1974) Roop et al. 1985	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Campylobacter sputorum subsp. mucosalis is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Campylobacter sputorum within a separate genus Campylobacter.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — 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 2026-08-13. 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 a synonym of 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 sputorum (Prévot 1940) Véron and Chatelain 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lawson GHK, Leaver JL, Pettigrew GW, Rowland AC. Some features of Campylobacter sputorum subsp. mucosalis subsp. nov., nom. rev. and their taxonomic significance. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1981; 31:385-391.

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Record number: 783602