Species Oscillibacter ruminantium

Name: Oscillibacter ruminantium Lee et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ru.mi.nan’ti.um. L. pres. part. ruminans, ruminating; N.L. gen. pl. n. ruminantium, of ruminants [probably better: ruminantiorum]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: os-kil-li-BAK-ter ru-mi-NAN-ti-um, masculine

Type strain: GH1; JCM 18333; KCTC 15176; NBRC 108824

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JF750939 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee GH, Rhee MS, Chang DH, Lee J, Kim S, Yoon MH, Kim BC. Oscillibacter ruminantium sp. nov., isolated from the rumen of Korean native cattle. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1942-1946. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3135-3137.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Le Roy et al. 2020 Le Roy T, Van der Smissen P, Paquot A, Delzenne N, Muccioli GG, Collet JF, Cani PD. Dysosmobacter welbionis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces and emended description of the genus Oscillibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4851-4858. 🇧🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6021-6023.

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 15 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established 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: Oscillibacter Iino et al. 2007

Assigned by: Lee GH, Rhee MS, Chang DH, Lee J, Kim S, Yoon MH, Kim BC. Oscillibacter ruminantium sp. nov., isolated from the rumen of Korean native cattle. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1942-1946. 🇰🇷

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