Name: Kaistella faecalis (Son et al. 2022) Park et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Chryseobacterium faecale Son et al. 2022

Etymology: fae.ca’lis. N.L. fem. adj. faecalis, derived from faeces

Pronunciation, gender: fa͡e-KA-lis, feminine

Type strain: F4; JCM 34836; KACC 22401

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16S rRNA gene: OM403098 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Park Y, Min J, Kim W, Park W. Kaistella rhinocerotis sp. nov., isolated from the faeces of rhinoceros and reclassification of Chryseobacterium faecale as Kaistella faecalis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6338.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6391.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Chryseobacterium faecale Son et al. 2022

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Chryseobacterium faecale Son et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Kaistella faecalis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Kaistella.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Kaistella Kim et al. 2004

Assigned by: Park Y, Min J, Kim W, Park W. Kaistella rhinocerotis sp. nov., isolated from the faeces of rhinoceros and reclassification of Chryseobacterium faecale as Kaistella faecalis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6338.

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Record number: 47506