Species "Megasphaera vaginalis"

Name: "Megasphaera vaginalis" Bordigoni et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: va.gi.na’lis. N.L. fem. adj. vaginalis, from the vagina which is a female genital organ, referring to the vagina

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-ga-SP^HA͡E-ra wa-gi-NA-lis, feminine

Nomenclatural type: Marseille P4857

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16S rRNA gene: LT960586 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Bordigoni A, Lo CI, Yimagou EK, Diop K, Nicaise B, Raoult D, Desnues C, Fenollar F. Megasphaera vaginalis sp. nov. and Anaerococcus vaginimassiliensis sp. nov., new bacteria isolated from vagina of French woman with bacterial vaginosis. New Microbes New Infect 2020; 37:100706. 🇫🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Megasphaera vaginalis Srinivasan et al. 2021

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Megasphaera vaginalis Srinivasan et al. 2021	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🔨 This taxon name is replaced by Megasphaera vaginalis Srinivasan et al. 2021.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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.

Parent taxon: Megasphaera Rogosa 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Bordigoni A, Lo CI, Yimagou EK, Diop K, Nicaise B, Raoult D, Desnues C, Fenollar F. Megasphaera vaginalis sp. nov. and Anaerococcus vaginimassiliensis sp. nov., new bacteria isolated from vagina of French woman with bacterial vaginosis. New Microbes New Infect 2020; 37:100706. 🇫🇷

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