Name: Oribaculum catoniae Moore and Moore 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.to’ni.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. catoniae, of Cato, named in honor of Elizabeth P. Cato, an American microbiologist

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 51270; CCUG 41358; DSM 23684; JCM 13863; NCTC 13056; VPI N3B-3

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X82823 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Moore LV, Moore WE. Oribaculum catoniae gen. nov., sp. nov.; Catonella morbi gen. nov., sp. nov.; Hallella seregens gen. nov., sp. nov.; Johnsonella ignava gen. nov., sp. nov.; and Dialister pneumosintes gen. nov., comb. nov., nom. rev., Anaerobic gram-negative bacilli from the human gingival crevice. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:187-192.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:596.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Porphyromonas catoniae (Moore and Moore 1994) Willems and Collins 1995

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Porphyromonas catoniae (Moore and Moore 1994) Willems and Collins 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Oribaculum Moore and Moore 1994. Publication: Moore LV, Moore WE. Oribaculum catoniae gen. nov., sp. nov.; Catonella morbi gen. nov., sp. nov.; Hallella seregens gen. nov., sp. nov.; Johnsonella ignava gen. nov., sp. nov.; and Dialister pneumosintes gen. nov., comb. nov., nom. rev., Anaerobic gram-negative bacilli from the human gingival crevice. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:187-192.
  • ❗ Oribaculum catoniae 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 Oribaculum.
  • 😷 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Oribaculum Moore and Moore 1994

Assigned by: Moore LV, Moore WE. Oribaculum catoniae gen. nov., sp. nov.; Catonella morbi gen. nov., sp. nov.; Hallella seregens gen. nov., sp. nov.; Johnsonella ignava gen. nov., sp. nov.; and Dialister pneumosintes gen. nov., comb. nov., nom. rev., Anaerobic gram-negative bacilli from the human gingival crevice. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:187-192.

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