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Species Mediterraneibacter flintii
Name: Mediterraneibacter flintii Hamaguchi et al. 2025
Etymology: flin’ti.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. flintii, named after Dr. Harry J. Flint, a British microbiologist, in recognition of his significant contributions to the study of human gut microbiology
Pronunciation, gender: FLIN-ti-i, masculine
Type strain: 13CB18C; DSM 116866; JCM 36130
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LC776914
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Hamaguchi T, Ohara M, Hisatomi A, Sekiguchi K, Takeda JI, Ueyama J, Ito M, Nishiwaki H, Ogi T, Hirayama M, et al. Desulfovibrio falkowii sp. nov., Porphyromonas miyakawae sp. nov., Mediterraneibacter flintii sp. nov. and Owariibacterium komagatae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6636. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6689.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.14133 (N = 59).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-01-21.
- 🙆 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Mediterraneibacter Togo et al. 2019
Assigned by:
Hamaguchi T, Ohara M, Hisatomi A, Sekiguchi K, Takeda JI, Ueyama J, Ito M, Nishiwaki H, Ogi T, Hirayama M, et al. Desulfovibrio falkowii sp. nov., Porphyromonas miyakawae sp. nov., Mediterraneibacter flintii sp. nov. and Owariibacterium komagatae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6636.
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Record number: 56618
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