Name: Caviibacter abscessus Eisenberg et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: abs.ces’sus. L. gen. masc. n. abscessus, of or derived from an abscess, referring to the typical clinical state from where the organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … aps-KES-sus, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 39713; DSM 101949

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LOQG01000014 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Eisenberg T, Glaeser SP, Ewers C, Semmler T, Drescher B, Kampfer P. Caviibacter abscessus gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Leptotrichiaceae isolated from guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1652-1659. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2467-2468.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Caviibacter Eisenberg et al. 2016. Publication: Eisenberg T, Glaeser SP, Ewers C, Semmler T, Drescher B, Kampfer P. Caviibacter abscessus gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Leptotrichiaceae isolated from guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1652-1659. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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 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 the species itself.

Parent taxon: Caviibacter Eisenberg et al. 2016

Assigned by: Eisenberg T, Glaeser SP, Ewers C, Semmler T, Drescher B, Kampfer P. Caviibacter abscessus gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Leptotrichiaceae isolated from guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1652-1659. 🇩🇪

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