Name: Scrofimicrobium Wylensek et al. 2021
Etymology: Scro.fi.mi.cro’bi.um. L. fem. n. scrofa, a breeding sow and the specific epithet of Sus scrofa the wild boar; N.L. neut. n. microbium, a microbe; N.L. neut. n. Scrofimicrobium, a microbe isolated from a wild boar
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Scrofimicrobi-), skro-fi-mi-KRO-bi-um
Type species: Scrofimicrobium canadense Wylensek et al. 2021
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Wylensek D, Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Afrizal A, Kumar N, Wortmann E, Liu T, Devendran S, Lesker TR, Hernandez SB, et al. A collection of bacterial isolates from the pig intestine reveals functional and taxonomic diversity. Nat Commun 2020; 11:6389. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 200. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4846.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Scrofimicrobium appendicitidis Lao et al. 2025 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Scrofimicrobium canadense Wylensek et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Actinomycetaceae Buchanan 1918 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Wylensek D, Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Afrizal A, Kumar N, Wortmann E, Liu T, Devendran S, Lesker TR, Hernandez SB, et al. A collection of bacterial isolates from the pig intestine reveals functional and taxonomic diversity. Nat Commun 2020; 11:6389. 🇩🇪
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