Name: Facklamia lactis Doll et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lac’tis. L. gen. neut. n. lactis, from milk, referring to bovine raw milk, the source of isolation

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … LAK-tis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 111018; LMG 31861; WS 5301

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16S rRNA gene: MT366926 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Doll EV, Staib L, Huptas C, Scherer S, Wenning M. Facklamia lactis sp. nov., isolated from raw milk. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4869. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5006.

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 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Facklamia Collins et al. 1997

Assigned by: Doll EV, Staib L, Huptas C, Scherer S, Wenning M. Facklamia lactis sp. nov., isolated from raw milk. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4869. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 20105