Name: Dysgonomonas reticulitermitis Takahashi et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: re.ti.cu.li.ter’mi.tis. N.L. gen. masc. n. reticulitermitis, of Reticulitermes, the genus of the termite from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … re-ti-ku-li-TER-mi-tis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 118089; JCM 35194; MK137_Hg11

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC807696 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Takahashi K, Hisatomi A, Mori K, Yuki M, Noda S, Hongoh Y, Ohkuma M, Sakamoto M. Reclassification of the genus Dysgonomonas and description of Dysgonomonas reticulitermitis sp. nov. and Viscerimonas tarda gen. nov., sp. nov. from the gut of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes speratus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7031. 🇯🇵

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 2026-01-27.
  • 🙆 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: Dysgonomonas Hofstad et al. 2000

Assigned by: Takahashi K, Hisatomi A, Mori K, Yuki M, Noda S, Hongoh Y, Ohkuma M, Sakamoto M. Reclassification of the genus Dysgonomonas and description of Dysgonomonas reticulitermitis sp. nov. and Viscerimonas tarda gen. nov., sp. nov. from the gut of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes speratus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7031. 🇯🇵

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