Name: Leptogranulimonas caecicola Morinaga et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cae.ci’co.la. L. neut. n. caecum, caecum (can be noun or adjective); L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant of; N.L. masc./fem. n. caecicola, caecum-dweller

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lep-to-gra-nu-LI-mo-nas ka͡e-KI-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: JCM 35017; KCTC 25472; TOC12

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16S rRNA gene: LC706268 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Morinaga K, Kusada H, Sakamoto S, Murakami T, Toyoda A, Mori H, Meng XY, Takashino M, Murotomi K, Tamaki H. Granulimonas faecalis gen. nov., sp. nov., and Leptogranulimonas caecicola gen. nov., sp. nov., novel lactate-producing Atopobiaceae bacteria isolated from mouse intestines, and an emended description of the family Atopobiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5596. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5736.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Leptogranulimonas Morinaga et al. 2022. Publication: Morinaga K, Kusada H, Sakamoto S, Murakami T, Toyoda A, Mori H, Meng XY, Takashino M, Murotomi K, Tamaki H. Granulimonas faecalis gen. nov., sp. nov., and Leptogranulimonas caecicola gen. nov., sp. nov., novel lactate-producing Atopobiaceae bacteria isolated from mouse intestines, and an emended description of the family Atopobiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5596. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Leptogranulimonas Morinaga et al. 2022

Assigned by: Morinaga K, Kusada H, Sakamoto S, Murakami T, Toyoda A, Mori H, Meng XY, Takashino M, Murotomi K, Tamaki H. Granulimonas faecalis gen. nov., sp. nov., and Leptogranulimonas caecicola gen. nov., sp. nov., novel lactate-producing Atopobiaceae bacteria isolated from mouse intestines, and an emended description of the family Atopobiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5596. 🇯🇵

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