Name: Lacrimispora struthionigena Miller et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: stru.thi.o.ni’ge.na. L. masc. n. struthio, an ostrich; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -genus, born from; from L. v. gigno, to produce, give birth to, beget; N.L. fem. adj. struthionigena, born of an ostrich

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: la-kri-MI-spo-ra stru-t^hi-o-NI-ge-na, feminine

Type strain: AGF001; CCM 9471; CCUG 78314; CECT 31227; DSM 119664

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16S rRNA gene: PV166457 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Miller SL, Young RT, Hasan MM, Vinzelj JM, Youssef NH, Elshahed MS. Luteococcus struthionis sp. nov. and Lacrimispora struthionigena sp. nov. isolated from ostrich faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7209. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-25.
  • 🙆 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, Young RT, Hasan MM, Vinzelj JM, Youssef NH, Elshahed MS. Luteococcus struthionis sp. nov. and Lacrimispora struthionigena sp. nov. isolated from ostrich faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7209. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 72597