Name: Bifidobacterium hominis Hitch et al. 2025
Etymology: ho’mi.nis. L. gen. masc. n. hominis, of a human being, pertaining to the human gut habitat, from where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bi-fi-do-bak-TE-ri-um HO-mi-nis, neuter
Type strain: CLA AA-H311; DSM 118068; LMG 33596
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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. 225. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6863.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Bifidobacterium Orla-Jensen 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)
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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