Name: Acidaminococcus nyctereutis Li et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: nyc.te.reu’tis. N.L. gen. masc. n. nyctereutis, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-da-mi-no-KOK-kus nyk-te-RE͡U-tis, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.18153; KCTC 25959; LBK-2

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16S rRNA gene: PX147451 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li S, Zhang X, Zhao JX, Miao YB, Zhang HH, Dai YM. Acidaminococcus nyctereutis sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from the gut of a raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7103. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7148.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-03-17.
  • 🙆 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: Li S, Zhang X, Zhao JX, Miao YB, Zhang HH, Dai YM. Acidaminococcus nyctereutis sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from the gut of a raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7103. 🇨🇳

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