Name: Eisenbergiella porci Wylensek et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: por’ci. L. gen. masc. n. porci, of a pig

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: e͡i-sen-ber-gi-EL-la POR-ki, feminine

Type strain: DSM 101007; JCM 34365; WCA-389-WT-23B

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16S rRNA gene: MN537455 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Wylensek D, Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Afrizal A, Kumar N, Wortmann E, Liu T, Devendran S, Lesker TR, Hernandez SB, et al. A collection of bacterial isolates from the pig intestine reveals functional and taxonomic diversity. Nat Commun 2020; 11:6389. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 200. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4846.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Eisenbergiella Amir et al. 2014

Assigned by: Wylensek D, Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Afrizal A, Kumar N, Wortmann E, Liu T, Devendran S, Lesker TR, Hernandez SB, et al. A collection of bacterial isolates from the pig intestine reveals functional and taxonomic diversity. Nat Commun 2020; 11:6389. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 20233