Name: Varibaculum cambriensis Hall et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Gender: neuter

Type strain: CCUG 44998; CIP 107344; DSM 15806; NCTC 14293; R12359

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ428402 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hall V, Collins MD, Lawson PA, Hutson RA, Falsen E, Inganas E, Duerden B. Characterization of some actinomyces-like isolates from human clinical sources: description of Varibaculum cambriensis gen nov, sp nov. J Clin Microbiol 2003; 41:640-644.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 91. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:627-628.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Correct name: Varibaculum cambriense corrig. Hall et al. 2003

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Varibaculum cambriense corrig. Hall et al. 2003	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 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 2022; 168:0.

Parent taxon: Varibaculum Hall et al. 2003

Assigned by: Hall V, Collins MD, Lawson PA, Hutson RA, Falsen E, Inganas E, Duerden B. Characterization of some actinomyces-like isolates from human clinical sources: description of Varibaculum cambriensis gen nov, sp nov. J Clin Microbiol 2003; 41:640-644.

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