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Species Blautia hominis
Name: Blautia hominis Shin et al. 2018
Etymology: ho’mi.nis. L. gen. masc. n. hominis, of a human being, referring to the human gut habitat
Pronunciation, gender: HO-mi-nis, feminine
Type strain: JCM 32276; KB1; KCTC 15618
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KY703632
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FASTA
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)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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
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