Name: Guggenheimella bovis Wyss et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bo’vis. L. gen. masc./fem. n. bovis, of a cow, referring to the source of isolation

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … BO-wis, feminine

Type strain: CIP 108087; DSM 15657; OMZ 913

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY272039 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wyss C, Dewhirst FE, Paster BJ, Thurnheer T, Luginbuhl A. Guggenheimella bovis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from lesions of bovine dermatitis digitalis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:667-671. 🇨🇭

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1399-1402.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Guggenheimella Wyss et al. 2005. Publication: Wyss C, Dewhirst FE, Paster BJ, Thurnheer T, Luginbuhl A. Guggenheimella bovis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from lesions of bovine dermatitis digitalis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:667-671. 🇨🇭
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 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 species itself.

Parent taxon: Guggenheimella Wyss et al. 2005

Assigned by: Wyss C, Dewhirst FE, Paster BJ, Thurnheer T, Luginbuhl A. Guggenheimella bovis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from lesions of bovine dermatitis digitalis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:667-671. 🇨🇭

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Record number: 776624