Species Eikenella longinqua

Name: Eikenella longinqua Bernard et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: lon.gin’qua. L. fem. adj. longinqua, far, removed, distant, remote, as this taxon was distant by genetic means from the other species of the genus Eikenella described here

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: e͡i-ke-NEL-la lon-GIN-kwa, feminine

Type strain: LMG 30896; NCTC 14179; NML 02-A-017

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KU663110 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bernard KA, Burdz T, Wiebe D, Bernier AM. Description of Eikenella halliae sp. nov. and Eikenella longinqua sp. nov., derived from human clinical materials, emendation of Eikenella exigua Stormo et al. 2019 and emendation of the genus Eikenella to include species which are strict anaerobes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3167-3178. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4421-4424.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Eikenella Jackson and Goodman 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Bernard KA, Burdz T, Wiebe D, Bernier AM. Description of Eikenella halliae sp. nov. and Eikenella longinqua sp. nov., derived from human clinical materials, emendation of Eikenella exigua Stormo et al. 2019 and emendation of the genus Eikenella to include species which are strict anaerobes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3167-3178. 🇨🇦

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Record number: 7485