Name: Dialister histaminiformans (Garner et al. 2003) Heng et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Allisonella histaminiformans Garner et al. 2003

Etymology: his.ta.mi.ni.for’mans. N.L. neut. n. histaminum, histamine; L. pres. part. formans, forming; N.L. masc. part. adj. histaminiformans, histamine forming

Pronunciation, gender: his-ta-mi-ni-FOR-mans, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-610; CCUG 48567; DSM 15230; MR2

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16S rRNA gene: AF548373 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Heng YC, Lee JKY, Silvaraju S, Kittelmann S. Description of Megasphaera jansseni sp. nov., a novel short- and medium-chain fatty acid-producing species isolated from faeces of a wild boar (Sus scrofa), and a taxonomic note on the family Veillonellaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6937.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Allisonella histaminiformans Garner et al. 2003	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-11-04.
  • 🙆 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: Dialister (ex Bergey et al. 1923) Moore and Moore 1994

Assigned by: Heng YC, Lee JKY, Silvaraju S, Kittelmann S. Description of Megasphaera jansseni sp. nov., a novel short- and medium-chain fatty acid-producing species isolated from faeces of a wild boar (Sus scrofa), and a taxonomic note on the family Veillonellaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6937.

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Record number: 68476