Name: Kaistella pullorum Pallen 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pul.lo’rum. L. gen. masc. pl. n. pullorum, of chickens

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pul-LO-rum, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 77451; NCTC 14563; Sa1CVA4

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

Valid publication: Pallen MJ. Valid publication of names for bacterial species from the chicken gut. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6445. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6494.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: orphaned species (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Kaistella pullorum" Gilroy et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • ❗ Kaistella pullorum 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 2025-07-15.
  • 🙆 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: Kaistella Kim et al. 2004

Assigned by: Pallen MJ. Valid publication of names for bacterial species from the chicken gut. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6445. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 50637