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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Porphyromonas miyakawae

Name: Porphyromonas miyakawae Hamaguchi et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mi.ya’ka.wae. N.L. gen. masc. n. miyakawae, named after Dr. Masasumi Miyakawa, a Japanese scientist, in recognition of his significant contributions to the establishment of germ-free animal models

Pronunciation, gender: mi-YA-ka-wa͡e, feminine

Type strain: 13CB11C; DSM 116947; JCM 36129

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC776913 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hamaguchi T, Ohara M, Hisatomi A, Sekiguchi K, Takeda JI, Ueyama J, Ito M, Nishiwaki H, Ogi T, Hirayama M, et al. Desulfovibrio falkowii sp. nov., Porphyromonas miyakawae sp. nov., Mediterraneibacter flintii sp. nov. and Owariibacterium komagatae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6636.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6689.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Parent taxon: Porphyromonas Shah and Collins 1988

Assigned by: Hamaguchi T, Ohara M, Hisatomi A, Sekiguchi K, Takeda JI, Ueyama J, Ito M, Nishiwaki H, Ogi T, Hirayama M, et al. Desulfovibrio falkowii sp. nov., Porphyromonas miyakawae sp. nov., Mediterraneibacter flintii sp. nov. and Owariibacterium komagatae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6636.

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Record number: 56621
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