Name: Coprococcus ammoniilyticus Hitch et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: am.mo.ni.i.ly’ti.cus. N.L. neut. n. ammonium, ammonia; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, able to loose, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. ammoniilyticus, ammonia-degrading, to reflect the activity of the bacterium

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ko-pro-KOK-kus am-mo-ni-i-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 108312; H1_22; JCM 34806

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

Effective publication: Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Oren A, Overmann J, Lawley TD, Clavel T. Automated analysis of genomic sequences facilitates high-throughput and comprehensive description of bacteria. ISME Commun 2021; 1:16. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 204. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5260.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Emendations:
  • Yamamoto et al. 2026 Yamamoto E, Hisatomi A, Miwa K, Sakurai N, Koizumi A, Ohkuma M, Tsuchihashi H, Sakamoto M. Proposal of two novel species, Allocoprococcus similis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Faecalimonas hominis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces and genome-based reorganization of the genus Coprococcus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7011. 🇯🇵 Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7093.

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Coprococcus Holdeman and Moore 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Oren A, Overmann J, Lawley TD, Clavel T. Automated analysis of genomic sequences facilitates high-throughput and comprehensive description of bacteria. ISME Commun 2021; 1:16. 🇩🇪

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