Name: Parabacteroides caecihominis Shamsuzzaman et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cae.ci.ho’mi.nis. L. neut. n. caecum, caecum (can be noun or adjective); L. masc. n. homo, a man; N.L. gen. masc. n. caecihominis, pertaining to the human caecum

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-ra-bak-ter-o-I-des ka͡e-ki-HO-mi-nis, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.17989; KCTC 25451; TA-V-105

16S rRNA gene: OK148077 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Shamsuzzaman M, Dahal RH, Choi YJ, Kim S, Kim J. Coprococcus intestinalis sp. nov., Parabacteroides caecihominis sp. nov., and "Akkermansia massiliensis" B2-R-115 with High Probiotic Potential from the Human Gut Microbiome. Curr Microbiol 2025; 82:513. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Parent taxon: Parabacteroides Sakamoto and Benno 2006

Assigned by: Shamsuzzaman M, Dahal RH, Choi YJ, Kim S, Kim J. Coprococcus intestinalis sp. nov., Parabacteroides caecihominis sp. nov., and "Akkermansia massiliensis" B2-R-115 with High Probiotic Potential from the Human Gut Microbiome. Curr Microbiol 2025; 82:513. 🇰🇷

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