Name: Rodentibacter caecimuris (Lagkouvardos et al. 2016) Li 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pasteurella caecimuris Lagkouvardos et al. 2016

Etymology: cae.ci.mu’ris. N.L. neut. n. caecum, caecum (can be noun or adjective); L. masc./fem. n. mus, a mouse; N.L. gen. masc./fem. n. caecimuris, from the caecum of a mouse

Pronunciation, gender: ka͡e-ki-MU-ris, masculine

Type strain: AA-424-CC-1; DSM 28627; KCTC 52216

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16S rRNA gene: KR364783 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li MS. Rodentibacter caecimuris comb. nov., arising from the heterotypic synonymy between Pasteurella caecimuris Lagkouvardos et al. 2016 and Rodentibacter heylii Adhikary et al. 2017. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6279. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6301.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rodentibacter heylii Adhikary et al. 2017	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pasteurella caecimuris Lagkouvardos et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Li (2024), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Rodentibacter heylii Adhikary et al. 2017. Publication: Li MS. Rodentibacter caecimuris comb. nov., arising from the heterotypic synonymy between Pasteurella caecimuris Lagkouvardos et al. 2016 and Rodentibacter heylii Adhikary et al. 2017. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6279. 🇹🇼
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6301.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🫡 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 Rodentibacter heylii Adhikary et al. 2017. Publication: Adhikary S, Nicklas W, Bisgaard M, Boot R, Kuhnert P, Waberschek T, Aalbaek B, Korczak B, Christensen H. Rodentibacter gen. nov. including Rodentibacter pneumotropicus comb. nov., Rodentibacter heylii sp. nov., Rodentibacter myodis sp. nov., Rodentibacter ratti sp. nov., Rodentibacter heidelbergensis sp. nov., Rodentibacter trehalosifermentans sp. nov., Rodentibacter rarus sp. nov., Rodentibacter mrazii and two genomospecies. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1793-1806. 🇩🇰 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3137-3139.

Parent taxon: Rodentibacter Adhikary et al. 2017

Assigned by: Li MS. Rodentibacter caecimuris comb. nov., arising from the heterotypic synonymy between Pasteurella caecimuris Lagkouvardos et al. 2016 and Rodentibacter heylii Adhikary et al. 2017. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6279. 🇹🇼

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Record number: 44997