Species Pusillibacter faecalis

Name: Pusillibacter faecalis (Kitahara et al. 2021) Kitahara et al. 2022

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Pusillimonas faecalis Kitahara et al. 2021

Etymology: fae.ca’lis. N.L. masc. adj. faecalis, derived from faeces

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pu-sil-li-BAK-ter fa͡e-KA-lis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 111669; JCM 34011; MM59

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC522513 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kitahara M, Shigeno Y, Shime M, Matsumoto Y, Nakamura S, Motooka D, Fukuoka S, Nishikawa H, Benno Y. Corrigendum: Vescimonas gen. nov., Vescimonas coprocola sp. nov., Vescimonas fastidiosa sp. nov., Pusillimonas gen. nov. and Pusillimonas faecalis sp. nov. isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5317. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5434.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pusillimonas faecalis Kitahara et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pusillibacter Kitahara et al. 2022. Publication: Kitahara M, Shigeno Y, Shime M, Matsumoto Y, Nakamura S, Motooka D, Fukuoka S, Nishikawa H, Benno Y. Corrigendum: Vescimonas gen. nov., Vescimonas coprocola sp. nov., Vescimonas fastidiosa sp. nov., Pusillimonas gen. nov. and Pusillimonas faecalis sp. nov. isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5317. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Pusillibacter Kitahara et al. 2022

Assigned by: Kitahara M, Shigeno Y, Shime M, Matsumoto Y, Nakamura S, Motooka D, Fukuoka S, Nishikawa H, Benno Y. Corrigendum: Vescimonas gen. nov., Vescimonas coprocola sp. nov., Vescimonas fastidiosa sp. nov., Pusillimonas gen. nov. and Pusillimonas faecalis sp. nov. isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5317. 🇯🇵

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