Species Gulosibacter macacae

Name: Gulosibacter macacae Li et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ca’cae. N.L. fem. n. Macaca, generic name of macaques; N.L. gen. fem. n. macacae, of Macaca mulatta

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: gu-lo-si-BAK-ter ma-KA-ka͡e, masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2016023; DSM 102156; YIM 102482-1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MK184537 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: 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. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: 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.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time 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.

Parent taxon: Gulosibacter Manaia et al. 2004

Assigned by: 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. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 13767