Name: Canibacter oris Aravena-Román et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o’ris. L. gen. neut. n. oris, of the mouth

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … O-ris, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 64069; DSM 27064; IMMIB Q-2029717

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HG326599 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Aravena-Roman M, Inglis TJ, Siering C, Schumann P, Yassin AF. Canibacter oris gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from an infected human wound. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1635-1640. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2509-2511.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Canibacter Aravena-Román et al. 2014. Publication: Aravena-Roman M, Inglis TJ, Siering C, Schumann P, Yassin AF. Canibacter oris gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from an infected human wound. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1635-1640. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 3 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. 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: Canibacter Aravena-Román et al. 2014

Assigned by: Aravena-Roman M, Inglis TJ, Siering C, Schumann P, Yassin AF. Canibacter oris gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from an infected human wound. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1635-1640. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 791845