Name: Faecalibacterium hominis Liu et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ho’mi.nis. L. gen. masc. n. hominis, of a human being, referring to the human gut habitat

Pronunciation, gender: HO-mi-nis, neuter

Type strain: 4 P-15; CGMCC 1.5250; JCM 39347

Effective publication: Liu C, Du MX, Abuduaini R, Yu HY, Li DH, Wang YJ, Zhou N, Jiang MZ, Niu PX, Han SS, et al. Correction: Enlightening the taxonomy darkness of human gut microbiomes with a cultured biobank. Microbiome 2022; 10:163.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 210. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5812.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Faecalibacterium duncaniae Sakamoto et al. 2022

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Faecalibacterium duncaniae Sakamoto et al. 2022	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Sakamoto et al. (2023), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Faecalibacterium duncaniae Sakamoto et al. 2022. Publication: Sakamoto M, Sakurai N, Tanno H, Iino T, Ohkuma M, Endo A. Faecalibacterium hominis Liu et al. 2023 is a later heterotypic synonym of Faecalibacterium duncaniae Sakamoto et al. 2022. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5995.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6094.
  • 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Faecalibacterium hominis" Afrizal et al. 2022.
  • ❗ Faecalibacterium hominis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Faecalibacterium.
  • 🎓 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 a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 See also Liu et al. (2021). Publication: Liu C, Du MX, Abuduaini R, Yu HY, Li DH, Wang YJ, Zhou N, Jiang MZ, Niu PX, Han SS, et al. Enlightening the taxonomy darkness of human gut microbiomes with a cultured biobank. Microbiome 2021; 9:119.

Parent taxon: Faecalibacterium Duncan et al. 2002

Assigned by: Liu C, Du MX, Abuduaini R, Yu HY, Li DH, Wang YJ, Zhou N, Jiang MZ, Niu PX, Han SS, et al. Correction: Enlightening the taxonomy darkness of human gut microbiomes with a cultured biobank. Microbiome 2022; 10:163.

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Record number: 37269