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Species Anaerococcus cruorum
Name: Anaerococcus cruorum Boiten et al. 2025
Etymology: cru.o’rum. L. gen. masc. pl. n. cruorum, the Latin word for “of blood”, since all strains were isolated from blood
Pronunciation, gender: kru-O-rum, masculine
Type strain: CCUG 77489; DSM 117235; ENR1039
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
PP192778
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Boiten KE, Meijer J, van Wezel EM, Veloo ACM. Description of Anaerococcus kampingiae sp. nov., Anaerococcus groningensis sp. nov., Anaerococcus martiniensis sp. nov., and Anaerococcus cruorum sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. Anaerobe 2025; 91:102935. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 224. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6801.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-08-12.
- 🙆 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
Parent taxon: Anaerococcus Ezaki et al. 2001
Assigned by:
Boiten KE, Meijer J, van Wezel EM, Veloo ACM. Description of Anaerococcus kampingiae sp. nov., Anaerococcus groningensis sp. nov., Anaerococcus martiniensis sp. nov., and Anaerococcus cruorum sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. Anaerobe 2025; 91:102935.
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Record number: 62048
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