Name: Gardnerella phocaeensis Allini Ntiguemassa et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pho.cae.en’sis. L. fem. adj. phocaeensis, referring to Phocaea, the name of the Ionian Greek city where the founders of Marseille came from. The strain was isolated in Marseille

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … p^ho-ka͡e-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CECT 31120; CSUR Q9179; Marseille Q9179

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Valid publication: Allini Ntiguemassa P, Beye M, Orain N, Bellali S, Alibar S, Andrieu C, Hammoud A, Dubourg G, Mediannikov O, Levasseur A, et al. Further dissection of Gardnerella vaginalis: description of Gardnerella lacydonensis sp. nov. (formerly genomic species 2), Gardnerella bretellae sp. nov. (formerly genomic species 9), Gardnerella massiliensis sp. nov. (formerly genomic species 14) and Gardnerella phocaeensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7028. 🇫🇷

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 2026-03-17.
  • 🙆 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: Gardnerella Greenwood and Pickett 1980

Assigned by: Allini Ntiguemassa P, Beye M, Orain N, Bellali S, Alibar S, Andrieu C, Hammoud A, Dubourg G, Mediannikov O, Levasseur A, et al. Further dissection of Gardnerella vaginalis: description of Gardnerella lacydonensis sp. nov. (formerly genomic species 2), Gardnerella bretellae sp. nov. (formerly genomic species 9), Gardnerella massiliensis sp. nov. (formerly genomic species 14) and Gardnerella phocaeensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7028. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 71132