Name: Adlercreutzia caecimuris (Clavel et al. 2010) Nouioui et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Enterorhabdus caecimuris Clavel et al. 2010

Etymology: cae.ci.mu’ris. L. neut. n. caecum, caecum (can be noun or adjective); L. masc./fem. n. mus (gen. muris), mouse; N.L. gen. masc./fem. n. caecimuris, of the caecum of a mouse

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-dler-KRE͡UT-zi-a ka͡e-ki-MU-ris, feminine

Type strain: B 7; CCUG 56815; DSM 21839

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ789120 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 184. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3379-3393.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Enterorhabdus caecimuris Clavel et al. 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "t+". — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Adlercreutzia Maruo et al. 2008

Assigned by: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 798328