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Name: Ruminococcus champanellensis Chassard et al. 2012

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: cham.pa.nel.len’sis. N.L. masc. adj. champanellensis, of or belonging to Saint-Genès-Champanelle, where the type strain was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ru-mi-no-KOK-kus kham-pa-nel-LEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: 18P13; DSM 18848; JCM 17042

16S rRNA gene: AB910742 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Chassard C, Delmas E, Robert C, Lawson PA, Bernalier-Donadille A. Ruminococcus champanellensis sp. nov., a cellulose-degrading bacterium from human gut microbiota. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:138-143. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:757-758.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.03923 (N = 57).
    • 😷 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 10 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.

Parent taxon: Ruminococcus Sijpesteijn 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Chassard C, Delmas E, Robert C, Lawson PA, Bernalier-Donadille A. Ruminococcus champanellensis sp. nov., a cellulose-degrading bacterium from human gut microbiota. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:138-143. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 789641