Species Pseudoselenomonas lactilytica

Name: Pseudoselenomonas lactilytica (Bryant 1956) Heng and Kittelmann 2026

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Selenomonas ruminantium subsp. lactilytica Bryant 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: lac.ti.ly’ti.ca. N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. lactilytica, milk-dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-do-se-le-NO-mo-nas lak-ti-LY-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 19205; DSM 2872; JCM 6582; PC 18

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB003379 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Heng YC, Kittelmann S. Taxonomic reclassification and expansion of the family Selenomonadaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7178. 🇸🇬

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7223.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Selenomonas ruminantium subsp. lactilytica Bryant 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-04.
  • 🙆 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 risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Pseudoselenomonas Heng and Kittelmann 2026

Assigned by: Heng YC, Kittelmann S. Taxonomic reclassification and expansion of the family Selenomonadaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7178. 🇸🇬

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.72269Copy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 72269

• Previous versions:

  • Version	Date	JSON
    1	2026-07-02