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Species Rodentibacter abscessus
Name: Rodentibacter abscessus Nakahara et al. 2025
Etymology: abs.ces’sus. L. gen. masc. n. abscessus, referencing the ability to form abscesses
Pronunciation, gender: aps-KES-sus, masculine
Type strain: DSM 118002; JCM 37054; KCTC 8595; THUN1654
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LC815930
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Nakahara T, Nakamura A, Tamai K, Komatsu M, Ohkusu K. Rodentibacter abscessus sp. nov. isolated from pet hamster subcutaneous abscess. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6766. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6792.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-04-29.
- 🙆 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
Parent taxon: Rodentibacter Adhikary et al. 2017
Assigned by:
Nakahara T, Nakamura A, Tamai K, Komatsu M, Ohkusu K. Rodentibacter abscessus sp. nov. isolated from pet hamster subcutaneous abscess. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6766.
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Record number: 64999
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