Name: Mediannikoviicoccus vaginalis Ly et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: va.gi.na’lis. L. fem. n. vagina, sheath, vagina; N.L. masc./fem. adj. vaginalis, pertaining to vagina

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CECT 30497; CSUR Q5883; Marseille Q5883

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16S rRNA gene: OM728652 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ly C, Abou Chacra L, Birsal E, Haddad G, Lo CI, Amstrong N, Alibar S, Courbiere B, Bretelle F, Fenollar F. Anaerococcus ihuae sp. nov. and Mediannikoviicoccus vaginalis gen. nov., sp. nov., two new bacteria isolated from human vaginal samples. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:508.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 209. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5709.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Mediannikoviicoccus Ly et al. 2023. Publication: Ly C, Abou Chacra L, Birsal E, Haddad G, Lo CI, Amstrong N, Alibar S, Courbiere B, Bretelle F, Fenollar F. Anaerococcus ihuae sp. nov. and Mediannikoviicoccus vaginalis gen. nov., sp. nov., two new bacteria isolated from human vaginal samples. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:508.
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: DSM 30497.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Mediannikoviicoccus Ly et al. 2023

Assigned by: Ly C, Abou Chacra L, Birsal E, Haddad G, Lo CI, Amstrong N, Alibar S, Courbiere B, Bretelle F, Fenollar F. Anaerococcus ihuae sp. nov. and Mediannikoviicoccus vaginalis gen. nov., sp. nov., two new bacteria isolated from human vaginal samples. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:508.

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Record number: 36230