Name: Coprobacillus catenaformis Kageyama and Benno 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Pronunciation, gender: ka-te-na-FOR-mis, masculine

Type strain: CIP 106690; DSM 15921; JCM 10604; RCA1-24

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16S rRNA gene: AB030219 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kageyama A, Benno Y. Coprobacillus catenaformis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus and species isolated from human feces. Microbiol Immunol 2000; 44:23-28.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 74. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:949-950.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Coprobacillus cateniformis corrig. Kageyama and Benno 2000

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Coprobacillus cateniformis corrig. Kageyama and Benno 2000	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 a synonym of 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: Coprobacillus Kageyama and Benno 2000

Assigned by: Kageyama A, Benno Y. Coprobacillus catenaformis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus and species isolated from human feces. Microbiol Immunol 2000; 44:23-28.

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Record number: 798425