Name: Ruminococcus bromii Moore et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bro’mi.i. N.L. masc. n. Bromius, a surname of Bacchus (the god of wine); N.L. gen. masc. n. bromii, of Bromius, of Bacchus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ru-mi-no-KOK-kus BRO-mi-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 27255

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: L76600 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Moore WEC, Cato EP, Holdeman LV. Ruminococcus bromii sp. n. and emendation of the description of Ruminococcus Sijpestein. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1972; 22:78-80.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 166 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from its type species and may be reclassified as a new genus". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Ruminococcus Sijpesteijn 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Moore WEC, Cato EP, Holdeman LV. Ruminococcus bromii sp. n. and emendation of the description of Ruminococcus Sijpestein. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1972; 22:78-80.

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Record number: 784833