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Species Megasphaera hominis
Name: Megasphaera 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, gender: HO-mi-nis, feminine
Type strain: CGMCC 1.32835; KCTC 25147; NSJ 59
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16S rRNA gene:
MT905219
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FASTA
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. 
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 risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Megasphaera Rogosa 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)
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: 28902
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