Name: Capnocytophaga felis Suzuki et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fe’lis. L. gen. fem. n. felis, of a cat

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … FE-lis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 107251; JCM 32681; KC07070

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16S rRNA gene: LC411961 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Suzuki M, Umeda K, Kimura M, Imaoka K, Morikawa S, Maeda K. Capnocytophaga felis sp. nov. isolated from the feline oral cavity. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3355-3360. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4421-4424.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 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 risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Capnocytophaga Leadbetter et al. 1982

Assigned by: Suzuki M, Umeda K, Kimura M, Imaoka K, Morikawa S, Maeda K. Capnocytophaga felis sp. nov. isolated from the feline oral cavity. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3355-3360. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 7469