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Species Mediterraneibacter hominis
Name: Mediterraneibacter hominis Liu et al. 2022
Etymology: ho’mi.nis. L. gen. masc. n. hominis, of a human being, referring to the human gut habitat
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … HO-mi-nis, masculine
Type strain: CGMCC 1.32831; KCTC 25143; NSJ 55
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
Effective publication:
Liu C, Du MX, Abuduaini R, Yu HY, Li DH, Wang YJ, Zhou N, Jiang MZ, Niu PX, Han SS, et al. Enlightening the taxonomy darkness of human gut microbiomes with a cultured biobank. Microbiome 2021; 9:119. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 205. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5331.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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:
Liu C, Du MX, Abuduaini R, Yu HY, Li DH, Wang YJ, Zhou N, Jiang MZ, Niu PX, Han SS, et al. Enlightening the taxonomy darkness of human gut microbiomes with a cultured biobank. Microbiome 2021; 9:119. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 28901
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