Name: Faecalispora jeddahensis (Lagier et al. 2016) Rios-Galicia et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Clostridium jeddahense Lagier et al. 2016

Etymology: jed.da.hen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. jeddahensis, pertaining to Jeddah

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … jed-da-HEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CSUR P693; DSM 27834; JCD

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HG726040 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Rios-Galicia B, Saenz JS, Yergaliyev T, Roth C, Camarinha-Silva A, Seifert J. Novel taxonomic and functional diversity of eight bacteria from the upper digestive tract of chicken. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6210. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6271.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Clostridium jeddahense Lagier et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.21353 (N = 33).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 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 genus. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Clostridium jeddahense Lagier et al. 2016. Publication: Lagier JC, Bibi F, Ramasamy D, Azhar EI, Robert C, Yasir M, Jiman-Fatani AA, Alshali KZ, Fournier PE, Raoult D. Non contiguous-finished genome sequence and description of Clostridium jeddahense sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2014; 9:1003-1019. 🇫🇷 Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 170. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2463-2466.

Parent taxon: Faecalispora Rios-Galicia et al. 2024

Assigned by: Rios-Galicia B, Saenz JS, Yergaliyev T, Roth C, Camarinha-Silva A, Seifert J. Novel taxonomic and functional diversity of eight bacteria from the upper digestive tract of chicken. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6210. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 43238