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Species Bifidobacterium hominis
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: … HO-mi-nis, neuter
Type strain: CLA AA-H311; DSM 118068; LMG 33596
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
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)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-10-21.
- 🙆 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.
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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Record number: 65244
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