Name: Coprococcus intestinalis Shamsuzzaman et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in.tes.ti.na’lis. N.L. masc. adj. intestinalis, pertaining to the intestine

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … in-tes-ti-NA-lis, masculine

Type strain: B2-R-112; CGMCC 1.17967; KCTC 25419

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16S rRNA gene: OK147940 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Shamsuzzaman M, Dahal RH, Choi YJ, Kim S, Kim J. Coprococcus intestinalis sp. nov., Parabacteroides caecihominis sp. nov., and "Akkermansia massiliensis" B2-R-115 with High Probiotic Potential from the Human Gut Microbiome. Curr Microbiol 2025; 82:513. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-02-03.
  • 🙆 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: Shamsuzzaman M, Dahal RH, Choi YJ, Kim S, Kim J. Coprococcus intestinalis sp. nov., Parabacteroides caecihominis sp. nov., and "Akkermansia massiliensis" B2-R-115 with High Probiotic Potential from the Human Gut Microbiome. Curr Microbiol 2025; 82:513. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 70365