Species Lacrimispora cavernae

Name: Lacrimispora cavernae Miller et al. 2026

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.ver’nae. L. gen. fem. n. cavernae, of a cave, referring to the habitat from which the organism was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: la-kri-MI-spo-ra ka-WER-na͡e, feminine

Type strain: BS-2; CCM 9410; CCUG 77274; NRRL B-65694

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16S rRNA gene: PP809807 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Miller SL, Lu N, Shears PR, King J, Sankaranarayanan K, Lawson PA. Aleya cavernae gen. nov., sp. nov., and Lacrimispora cavernae sp. nov., novel taxa isolated from bat guano. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7260. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: CCUG 77247.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-08-27.
  • 🙆 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 risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Lacrimispora Haas and Blanchard 2020

Assigned by: Miller SL, Lu N, Shears PR, King J, Sankaranarayanan K, Lawson PA. Aleya cavernae gen. nov., sp. nov., and Lacrimispora cavernae sp. nov., novel taxa isolated from bat guano. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7260. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 73304