Species Mogibacterium neglectum

Name: Mogibacterium neglectum Nakazawa et al. 2002

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ne.glec’tum. L. neut. part. adj. neglectum, neglected, referring to the poor growth and tiny colonies that caused this organism to be neglected for a long time

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mo-gi-bak-TE-ri-um ne-GLEK-tum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 700924; CCUG 47131; JCM 11204; P9a-h

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB037875 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nakazawa F, Poco SEJ, Sato M, Ikeda T, Kalfas S, Sundqvist G, Hoshino E. Taxonomic characterization of Mogibacterium diversum sp. nov. and Mogibacterium neglectum sp. nov., isolated from human oral cavities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:115-122. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:293-295.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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 species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Mogibacterium Nakazawa et al. 2000

Assigned by: Nakazawa F, Poco SEJ, Sato M, Ikeda T, Kalfas S, Sundqvist G, Hoshino E. Taxonomic characterization of Mogibacterium diversum sp. nov. and Mogibacterium neglectum sp. nov., isolated from human oral cavities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:115-122. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 784275