Name: Olsenella gallinarum Zenner et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gal.li.na’rum. L. fem. n. gallina, hen; L. gen. fem. pl. n. gallinarum, of hens

Pronunciation, gender: gal-li-NA-rum, feminine

Type strain: Cla-CZ-62; DSM 107455; JCM 34593

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16S rRNA gene: MN055918 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Zenner C, Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Wortmann E, Tiede S, Buhl EM, Abt B, Neuhaus K, Velge P, Overmann J, et al. Early-Life Immune System Maturation in Chickens Using a Synthetic Community of Cultured Gut Bacteria. mSystems 2021; 6:0.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 201. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4943.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Thermophilibacter gallinarum (Zenner et al. 2021) Lu et al. 2021

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thermophilibacter gallinarum (Zenner et al. 2021) Lu et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Olsenella gallinarum is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Olsenella.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Olsenella Dewhirst et al. 2001

Assigned by: Zenner C, Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Wortmann E, Tiede S, Buhl EM, Abt B, Neuhaus K, Velge P, Overmann J, et al. Early-Life Immune System Maturation in Chickens Using a Synthetic Community of Cultured Gut Bacteria. mSystems 2021; 6:0.

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Record number: 20640