Name: Alloscardovia theropitheci Modesto et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: the.ro.pi’the.ci. N.L. gen. masc. n. theropitheci, of/from theropithecus, the common scientific name of Theropithecus gelada, from which the first strain was isolated

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 106019; GLDI4/2; JCM 32430

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16S rRNA gene: MK614057 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Modesto M, Satti M, Watanabe K, Sciavilla P, Felis GE, Sandri C, Spiezio C, Arita M, Mattarelli P. Alloscardovia theropitheci sp. nov., isolated from the faeces of gelada baboon, the 'bleeding heart' monkey (Theropithecus gelada). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3054-3061. 🇮🇹

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6-8.

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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Alloscardovia Huys et al. 2007

Assigned by: Modesto M, Satti M, Watanabe K, Sciavilla P, Felis GE, Sandri C, Spiezio C, Arita M, Mattarelli P. Alloscardovia theropitheci sp. nov., isolated from the faeces of gelada baboon, the 'bleeding heart' monkey (Theropithecus gelada). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3054-3061. 🇮🇹

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Record number: 5503