Species Cutibacterium nasicola

Name: Cutibacterium nasicola Xie et al. 2026

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: na.si’co.la. L. masc. n. nasus, nose; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant of; N.L. masc./fem. n. nasicola, inhabitant of the nose, referring to the place of isolation of the type strain (nominative in apposition)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ku-ti-bak-TE-ri-um na-SI-ko-la, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.5844; KCTC 59608; V947

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: PX804856 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Xie J, Liu T, Zhang M, Gao F, Zhao L, Yan T, Weng Z, Yang Q, Yang C, Kang Z, et al. Cutibacterium nasicola sp. nov., isolated from nasal swabs of coal miners. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7267. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Names but not taxa can be validly published. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-08-13.
  • 🙆 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Cutibacterium Scholz and Kilian 2016

Assigned by: Xie J, Liu T, Zhang M, Gao F, Zhao L, Yan T, Weng Z, Yang Q, Yang C, Kang Z, et al. Cutibacterium nasicola sp. nov., isolated from nasal swabs of coal miners. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7267. 🇨🇳

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