Name: Gulosibacter faecalis (Lin et al. 2004) Nouioui et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Zimmermannella faecalis Lin et al. 2004

Etymology: fae.ca’lis. N.L. masc. adj. faecalis, faecal

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: gu-lo-si-BAK-ter fa͡e-KA-lis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 13722; B 187; CCUG 37873; IAM 15030; IFO 15706; JCM 12866; NBRC 15706; TISTR 1514

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF300651 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 184. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3379-3393.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Zimmermannella faecalis Lin et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Emendations:
  • Li et al. 2020 Li G, Li Q, Chen X, Jiang L, Zhang K, An D, Lang L, Jiang Y, Han L, Huang X, et al. Gulosibacter macacae sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from Macaca mulatta faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5115-5122. 🇨🇳 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6021-6023.

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07722 (N = 59).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Gulosibacter Manaia et al. 2004

Assigned by: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪

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