Name: Coprobacillus cateniformis corrig. Kageyama and Benno 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.te.ni.for.mis. L. fem. n. catena, chain; L. adj. suff. -formis -is -e, -like, in the shape of; from L. fem. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance; N.L. masc./fem. adj. cateniformis, chain-like

Gender: masculine

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

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

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: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Coprobacillus catenaformis Kageyama and Benno 2000	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Coprobacillus Kageyama and Benno 2000. 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.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, catenaformis (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61. Publication: 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.

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: 775119