Name: Alistipes intestinihominis Hitch et al. 2026
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: in.tes.ti.ni.ho’mi.nis. L. neut. adj. intestinum, the intestine; L. masc. n. homo, a human being; N.L. gen. masc. n. intestinihominis, of the human intestine
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-li-STI-pes in-tes-ti-ni-HO-mi-nis, masculine
Type strain: CLA KB-H122; DSM 118481; JCM 38255
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Effective publication:
Hitch TCA, Masson JM, Pauvert C, Bosch J, Nuchtern S, Treichel NS, Baloh M, Razavi S, Afrizal A, Kousetzi N, et al. HiBC: a publicly available collection of bacterial strains isolated from the human gut. Nat Commun 2025; 16:4203. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 229. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7141.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Alistipes Rautio et al. 2003
Assigned by:
Hitch TCA, Masson JM, Pauvert C, Bosch J, Nuchtern S, Treichel NS, Baloh M, Razavi S, Afrizal A, Kousetzi N, et al. HiBC: a publicly available collection of bacterial strains isolated from the human gut. Nat Commun 2025; 16:4203. 🇩🇪
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