Name: Anaerococcus rubeinfantis corrig. Tidjani Alou et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ru.be.in.fan’tis. L. masc. adj. rubeus, red; L. masc./fem. n. infans (gen. infantis); N.L. gen. masc./fem. n. rubeinfantis, of a red infant

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ru-be-in-FAN-tis, masculine

Type strain: CSUR P2032; DSM 101186; mt16

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LN881592 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Tidjani Alou M, Khelaifia S, Michelle C, Andrieu C, Armstrong N, Bittar F, Sokhna C, Diallo A, Fournier PE, Raoult D, et al. Anaerococcus rubiinfantis sp. nov., isolated from the gut microbiota of a Senegalese infant with severe acute malnutrition. Anaerobe 2016; 40:85-94. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 176. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2075-2078.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Anaerococcus rubiinfantis Tidjani Alou et al. 2017	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times 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 the genus.
  • 🧍 Name and etymology corrected on validation. — 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, rubiinfantis (sic), has been corrected on validation. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 176. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2075-2078.

Parent taxon: Anaerococcus Ezaki et al. 2001

Assigned by: Tidjani Alou M, Khelaifia S, Michelle C, Andrieu C, Armstrong N, Bittar F, Sokhna C, Diallo A, Fournier PE, Raoult D, et al. Anaerococcus rubiinfantis sp. nov., isolated from the gut microbiota of a Senegalese infant with severe acute malnutrition. Anaerobe 2016; 40:85-94. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 795564