Name: Nanosynbacter lyticus Hendrickson et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ly’ti.cus. N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, able to dissolve, dissolving; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC TSD-290; Saccharibacteria oral taxon TM7x; TM7x

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: OM390184 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hendrickson EL, Bor B, He X, McLean JS. Nanosynbacter lyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., an ultrasmall, obligate epibiont bacterium and the proposal of Nanosynbacteraceae fam. nov., Nanosynbacterales ord. nov. and Nanosynbacteria class nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7162. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Nanosynbacter lyticus" McLean et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Nanosynbacter Hendrickson et al. 2026. Publication: Hendrickson EL, Bor B, He X, McLean JS. Nanosynbacter lyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., an ultrasmall, obligate epibiont bacterium and the proposal of Nanosynbacteraceae fam. nov., Nanosynbacterales ord. nov. and Nanosynbacteria class nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7162. 🇺🇸
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 19 times in PubMed until 2026-05-14.

Parent taxon: Nanosynbacter Hendrickson et al. 2026

Assigned by: Hendrickson EL, Bor B, He X, McLean JS. Nanosynbacter lyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., an ultrasmall, obligate epibiont bacterium and the proposal of Nanosynbacteraceae fam. nov., Nanosynbacterales ord. nov. and Nanosynbacteria class nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7162. 🇺🇸

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