Name: Faucicola mancuniensis Humphreys et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: man.cu.ni.en’sis. M.L. fem. adj. mancuniensis, pertaining to Manchester where the first isolate was cultured

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … man-ku-ni-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 28411; GVCNT2; NCIMB 14946

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16S rRNA gene: KC688888 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Humphreys GJ, Oates A, Ledder RG, McBain AJ. Faucicola mancuniensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the human oropharynx. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:11-14. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1112-1113.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Faucicola Humphreys et al. 2015. Publication: Humphreys GJ, Oates A, Ledder RG, McBain AJ. Faucicola mancuniensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the human oropharynx. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:11-14. 🇬🇧
  • 🎓 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Faucicola Humphreys et al. 2015

Assigned by: Humphreys GJ, Oates A, Ledder RG, McBain AJ. Faucicola mancuniensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the human oropharynx. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:11-14. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 792433