Name: Phascolarctobacterium wakonense Shigeno et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: wa.ko.nen’se. N.L. neut. adj. wakonense, of or belong to Wako, where the strains were first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: p^has-ko-lark-to-bak-TE-ri-um wa-ko-NEN-se, neuter

Type strain: DSM 107697; JCM 32899; MB11

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16S rRNA gene: LC389065 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shigeno Y, Kitahara M, Shime M, Benno Y. Phascolarctobacterium wakonense sp. nov., isolated from common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1941-1946. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2963-2965.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Phascolarctobacterium Del Dot et al. 1994

Assigned by: Shigeno Y, Kitahara M, Shime M, Benno Y. Phascolarctobacterium wakonense sp. nov., isolated from common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1941-1946. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 801281