Name: Campylobacter sputorum subsp. sputorum (Prévot 1940) Véron and Chatelain 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Subspecies

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

Basonym: "Vibrio sputorum" Prévot 1940

Etymology: spu.to’rum. L. neut. n. sputum, spit, sputum; L. gen. neut. pl. n. sputorum, of sputa

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 33562; ATCC 35980; CCUG 9728; CIP 103749; DSM 10406; DSM 10535; LMG 7795; NCTC 11528; VPI S-17

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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

Risk group: 2

• Emendations:
  • Roop et al. 1986 Roop Ii RM, Smibert RM, Johnson JL, Krieg NR. Designation of the neotype strain for Campylobacter sputorum (Prévot) Véron and Chatelain 1973. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:348. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
    Notes:
    • 🧍 Roop et al. 1986 propose a neotype strain because the type strain Forsyth ER33 is no longer extant (Rule 18c).

• Notes:
  • 📠 This subspecies was automatically created by the valid publication of Campylobacter sputorum subsp. bubulus (Florent 1953) Véron and Chatelain 1973 (Approved Lists 1980) according to rule 40d. 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.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - 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.

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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