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Species Campylobacter ureolyticus
Name: Campylobacter ureolyticus (Jackson and Goodman 1978) Vandamme et al. 2010
Basonym: Bacteroides ureolyticus Jackson and Goodman 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: u.re.o.ly’ti.cus. Chem. fem. n. urea, urea; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. ureolyticus, urea dissolving
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … u-re-o-LY-ti-kus, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 33387; CCUG 7319; DSM 20703; LMG 6451; NCTC 10941
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HM007586
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Vandamme P, Debruyne L, De Brandt E, Falsen E. Reclassification of Bacteroides ureolyticus as Campylobacter ureolyticus comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Campylobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2016-2022. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2695-2696.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Bacteroides ureolyticus Jackson and Goodman 1978 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 39 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸
Parent taxon: Campylobacter Sebald and Véron 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Vandamme P, Debruyne L, De Brandt E, Falsen E. Reclassification of Bacteroides ureolyticus as Campylobacter ureolyticus comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Campylobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2016-2022. 🇧🇪
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Record number: 788744
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