Species Capnocytophaga canis

Name: Capnocytophaga canis Renzi et al. 2016

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ca’nis. L. gen. masc./fem. n. canis, from dog

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kap-no-ky-TO-p^ha-ga KA-nis, feminine

Type strain: CcD38; DSM 101831; LMG 29146

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GQ167580 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Renzi F, Dol M, Raymackers A, Manfredi P, Cornelis GR. Only a subset of C. canimorsus strains is dangerous for humans. Emerg Microbes Infect 2016; 5:e29. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 170. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2463-2466.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z". — 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 12 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 the species itself.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by García-López et al. (2019). Publication: Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Capnocytophaga Leadbetter et al. 1982

Assigned by: Renzi F, Dol M, Raymackers A, Manfredi P, Cornelis GR. Only a subset of C. canimorsus strains is dangerous for humans. Emerg Microbes Infect 2016; 5:e29. 🇧🇪

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