Name: Ruthenibacterium lactatiformans Shkoporov et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lac.ta.ti.for’mans. L. masc. perf. part. lactatus, fed with milk, lactate; L. pres. part. formans, forming; N.L. neut. part. adj. lactatiformans, lactate-forming

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ru-t^he-ni-bak-TE-ri-um lak-ta-ti-FOR-mans, neuter

Type strain: 585-1; DSM 100348; VKM B-2901

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16S rRNA gene: KM098109 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shkoporov AN, Chaplin AV, Shcherbakova VA, Suzina NE, Kafarskaia LI, Bozhenko VK, Efimov BA. Ruthenibacterium lactatiformans gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, lactate-producing member of the family Ruminococcaceae isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3041-3049. 🇮🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4306-4309.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ruthenibacterium Shkoporov et al. 2016. Publication: Shkoporov AN, Chaplin AV, Shcherbakova VA, Suzina NE, Kafarskaia LI, Bozhenko VK, Efimov BA. Ruthenibacterium lactatiformans gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, lactate-producing member of the family Ruminococcaceae isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3041-3049. 🇮🇪
  • 😷 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 23 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Ruthenibacterium Shkoporov et al. 2016

Assigned by: Shkoporov AN, Chaplin AV, Shcherbakova VA, Suzina NE, Kafarskaia LI, Bozhenko VK, Efimov BA. Ruthenibacterium lactatiformans gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, lactate-producing member of the family Ruminococcaceae isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3041-3049. 🇮🇪

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