Name: Selenomonas bovis Zhang and Dong 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bo’vis. L. gen. masc./fem. n. bovis, of a cow, of a bovine, referring to the isolation of the first strains from yak rumen contents

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: se-le-NO-mo-nas BO-wis, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.5073; DSM 23594; JCM 15470; WG

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF139191 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang K, Dong X. Selenomonas bovis sp. nov., isolated from yak rumen contents. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2080-2083. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2649-2650.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Dongibacter bovis (Zhang and Dong 2009) Heng and Kittelmann 2026

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Dongibacter bovis (Zhang and Dong 2009) Heng and Kittelmann 2026	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Selenomonas bovis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Selenomonas.
  • 😷 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 8 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Selenomonas von Prowazek 1913 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Zhang K, Dong X. Selenomonas bovis sp. nov., isolated from yak rumen contents. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2080-2083. 🇨🇳

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