Name: Hominimerdicola intestinalis Hisatomi et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in.tes.ti.na’lis. N.L. fem. adj. intestinalis, intestinal, referring to gut habitat

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ho-mi-ni-mer-DI-ko-la in-tes-ti-NA-lis, feminine

Type strain: 21CYCFAH17_S; DSM 118075; JCM 36633

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16S rRNA gene: LC807070 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hisatomi A, Ohkuma M, Sakamoto M. Hominimerdicola intestinalis sp. nov. and Ruminococcus sporogenes sp. nov., isolated from human faeces, and reclassification of Ruminococcus albus Hungate 1957 as Hominimerdicola alba comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7091. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7121.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08960 (N = 22).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-03-03.

Parent taxon: Hominimerdicola Hitch et al. 2022

Assigned by: Hisatomi A, Ohkuma M, Sakamoto M. Hominimerdicola intestinalis sp. nov. and Ruminococcus sporogenes sp. nov., isolated from human faeces, and reclassification of Ruminococcus albus Hungate 1957 as Hominimerdicola alba comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7091. 🇯🇵

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