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Species Blautia hominis

Name: Blautia hominis Shin et al. 2018

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ho’mi.nis. L. gen. masc. n. hominis, of a human being, referring to the human gut habitat

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: BLA͡U-ti-a HO-mi-nis, feminine

Type strain: JCM 32276; KB1; KCTC 15618

16S rRNA gene: KY703632 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Shin NR, Kang W, Tak EJ, Hyun DW, Kim PS, Kim HS, Lee JY, Sung H, Whon TW, Bae JW. Blautia hominis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1059-1064. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2134-2136.

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 9 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.

Parent taxon: Blautia Liu et al. 2008

Assigned by: Shin NR, Kang W, Tak EJ, Hyun DW, Kim PS, Kim HS, Lee JY, Sung H, Whon TW, Bae JW. Blautia hominis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1059-1064. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 797618