Name: Schaalia dentiphila Tian et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: den.ti’phi.la. L. masc. pl. n. dentes, teeth; N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, friend, loving; from Gr. fem. adj. philê, loving; N.L. fem. adj. dentiphila, teeth-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … den-TI-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 17982; CCUG 18309; CGMCC 1.90328; CIP 104728; DSM 43331; NCTC 14978; NCTC 9931

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: OQ981483 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Tian X, Teo WFA, Yang Y, Dong L, Wong A, Chen L, Ahmed H, Choo SW, Jakubovics NS, Tan GYA. Genome characterisation and comparative analysis of Schaalia dentiphila sp. nov. and its subspecies, S. dentiphila subsp. denticola subsp. nov., from the human oral cavity. BMC Microbiol 2024; 24:185. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-02-03.
  • 🙆 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Schaalia dentiphila subsp. denticola" Tian et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name
    "Schaalia dentiphila subsp. dentiphila" (Tian et al. 2026) Tian et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Schaalia Nouioui et al. 2018

Assigned by: Tian X, Teo WFA, Yang Y, Dong L, Wong A, Chen L, Ahmed H, Choo SW, Jakubovics NS, Tan GYA. Genome characterisation and comparative analysis of Schaalia dentiphila sp. nov. and its subspecies, S. dentiphila subsp. denticola subsp. nov., from the human oral cavity. BMC Microbiol 2024; 24:185. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 70278