Name: Lachnobacterium bovis Whitford et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bo’vis. L. masc./fem. n. bos, cow; L. gen. masc./fem. n. bovis, of a cow

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak^h-no-bak-TE-ri-um BO-wis, neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-151; DSM 14045; LRC 5382; YZ 87

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16S rRNA gene: AF298663 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Whitford MF, Yanke LJ, Forster RJ, Teather RM. Lachnobacterium bovis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from the rumen and faeces of cattle. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1977-1981. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:5-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Lachnobacterium Whitford et al. 2001. Publication: Whitford MF, Yanke LJ, Forster RJ, Teather RM. Lachnobacterium bovis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from the rumen and faeces of cattle. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1977-1981. 🇨🇦
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Lachnobacterium Whitford et al. 2001

Assigned by: Whitford MF, Yanke LJ, Forster RJ, Teather RM. Lachnobacterium bovis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from the rumen and faeces of cattle. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1977-1981. 🇨🇦

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