Species ***Blautia* *faecis***

Name: Blautia faecis Park et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fae’cis. L. gen. fem. n. faecis, of faeces, from which the organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: BLA͡U-ti-a FA͡E-kis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 27629; JCM 17205; KCTC 5980; M25

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HM626178 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Park SK, Kim MS, Bae JW. Blautia faecis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:599-603. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1581-1583.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 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 23 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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 other species in the genus.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species was isolated from feces in healthy individuals. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Blautia Liu et al. 2008

Assigned by: Park SK, Kim MS, Bae JW. Blautia faecis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:599-603. 🇰🇷

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Species Blautia faecis

Species ***Blautia* *faecis***