Species Barnesiella viscericola

Name: Barnesiella viscericola Sakamoto et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: vis.ce.ri’co.la. L. neut. n. viscus (gen. visceris), intestine; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. viscericola, inhabitant of the intestine

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bar-ne-si-EL-la wis-ke-RI-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: C46; DSM 18177; JCM 13660

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB267809 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sakamoto M, Lan PT, Benno Y. Barnesiella viscericola gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Porphyromonadaceae isolated from chicken caecum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:342-346. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:898-899.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Barnesiella Sakamoto et al. 2007. Publication: Sakamoto M, Lan PT, Benno Y. Barnesiella viscericola gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Porphyromonadaceae isolated from chicken caecum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:342-346. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 8 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hahnke RL, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Garcia-Lopez M, Mukherjee S, Huntemann M, Ivanova NN, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Klenk HP, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:2003. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Barnesiella Sakamoto et al. 2007

Assigned by: Sakamoto M, Lan PT, Benno Y. Barnesiella viscericola gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Porphyromonadaceae isolated from chicken caecum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:342-346. 🇯🇵

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