Name: Acidaminococcus hominis Abdugheni et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ho’mi.nis. L. gen. masc. n. hominis, of a human being, referring to the human gut habitat

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … HO-mi-nis, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.17903; KCTC 25346; NSJ 142

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16S rRNA gene: OL617415 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Abdugheni R, Li DH, Wang YJ, Du MX, Zhou N, Liu C, Liu SJ. Acidaminococcus homini s sp. nov., Amedibacillus hominis sp. nov., Lientehia hominis gen. nov. sp. nov., Merdimmobilis hominis gen. nov. sp. nov., and Paraeggerthella hominis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5648. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5862.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Acidaminococcus Rogosa 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Abdugheni R, Li DH, Wang YJ, Du MX, Zhou N, Liu C, Liu SJ. Acidaminococcus homini s sp. nov., Amedibacillus hominis sp. nov., Lientehia hominis gen. nov. sp. nov., Merdimmobilis hominis gen. nov. sp. nov., and Paraeggerthella hominis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5648. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 36095