Name: Rodentibacter haemolyticus Benga et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hae.mo.ly’ti.cus. Gr. neut. n. haîma, blood; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, dissolving; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. haemolyticus, blood-dissolving

Pronunciation, gender: ha͡e-mo-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: 1625_19; CCM 9081; DSM 111151

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16S rRNA gene: LC542623 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Benga L, Nicklas W, Lautwein T, Verbarg S, Gougoula C, Engelhardt E, Benten WPM, Kohrer K, Sager M, Christensen H. Rodentibacter haemolyticus sp. nov. isolated from laboratory rodents. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4947.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5057.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Rodentibacter Adhikary et al. 2017

Assigned by: Benga L, Nicklas W, Lautwein T, Verbarg S, Gougoula C, Engelhardt E, Benten WPM, Kohrer K, Sager M, Christensen H. Rodentibacter haemolyticus sp. nov. isolated from laboratory rodents. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4947.

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Record number: 20411