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Species Facklamia hominis
Name: Facklamia hominis Collins et al. 1997
Etymology: ho’mi.nis. L. gen. masc. n. hominis, of a human being, from which the organisms were first isolated
Type strain: ATCC 700628; CCUG 36813; CIP 105962; LMG 18980
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Y10772
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Collins MD, Falsen E, Lemozy J, Akervall E, Sjoden B, Lawson PA. Phenotypic and phylogenetic characterization of some Globicatella-like organisms from human sources: description of Facklamia hominis gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:880-882. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1275-1276.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Facklamia Collins et al. 1997.
Publication:
Collins MD, Falsen E, Lemozy J, Akervall E, Sjoden B, Lawson PA. Phenotypic and phylogenetic characterization of some Globicatella-like organisms from human sources: description of Facklamia hominis gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:880-882.
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 22 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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 species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Facklamia Collins et al. 1997.
Publication:
Collins MD, Falsen E, Lemozy J, Akervall E, Sjoden B, Lawson PA. Phenotypic and phylogenetic characterization of some Globicatella-like organisms from human sources: description of Facklamia hominis gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:880-882.
Parent taxon: Facklamia Collins et al. 1997
Assigned by:
Collins MD, Falsen E, Lemozy J, Akervall E, Sjoden B, Lawson PA. Phenotypic and phylogenetic characterization of some Globicatella-like organisms from human sources: description of Facklamia hominis gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:880-882.
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Record number: 783825
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