Name: Vogesella urethralis Lan et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: u.re.thra’lis. L. fem. n. urethra, the excretory canal of the urine, the urethra; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. urethralis, of or pertaining to the urethra

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wo-ge-SEL-la u-re-T^HRA-lis, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.17135; NBRC 113779; YM-1

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MK281476 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lan K, Cai YM, Li LH, Zeng JM, Yu XG, Qu PH, Li HL, Liu YY, Chen L, Chen C, et al. Vogesella urethralis sp. nov., isolated from human urine, and emended descriptions of Vogesella perlucida and Vogesella mureinivorans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:624-630. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2167-2173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.09361 (N = 2).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Vogesella Grimes et al. 1997

Assigned by: Lan K, Cai YM, Li LH, Zeng JM, Yu XG, Qu PH, Li HL, Liu YY, Chen L, Chen C, et al. Vogesella urethralis sp. nov., isolated from human urine, and emended descriptions of Vogesella perlucida and Vogesella mureinivorans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:624-630. 🇨🇳

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