Species Pseudoselenomonas ruminis

Name: Pseudoselenomonas ruminis (Poothong et al. 2024) Heng and Kittelmann 2026

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Selenomonas ruminis Poothong et al. 2024

Etymology: ru’mi.nis. L. gen. neut. n. ruminis, of the rumen

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-do-se-le-NO-mo-nas RU-mi-nis, feminine

Type strain: JCM 33724; KCTC 25177; mPRGC5; VTOY00000000

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC487987 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 ruminis Poothong et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: Accession LC487987.
  • 🎓 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. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Selenomonas ruminis Poothong et al. 2024. Publication: Poothong S, Tanasupawat S, Chanpongsang S, Kingkaew E, Nuengjamnong C. Anaerobic flora, Selenomonas ruminis sp. nov., and the bacteriocinogenic Ligilactobacillus salivarius strain MP3 from crossbred-lactating goats. Sci Rep 2024; 14:4838. 🇹🇭 Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 218. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6398.

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. 🇸🇬

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