Name: Selenomonas montiformis Wylensek et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mon.ti.for’mis. L. masc. n. mons, mountain; L. fem. n. forma, shape; N.L. fem. adj. montiformis, forming mountain-shaped colonies on agar

Pronunciation, gender: mon-ti-FOR-mis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 106892; JCM 34373; WCA-380-WT-3B3

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MN537516 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Wylensek D, Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Afrizal A, Kumar N, Wortmann E, Liu T, Devendran S, Lesker TR, Hernandez SB, et al. A collection of bacterial isolates from the pig intestine reveals functional and taxonomic diversity. Nat Commun 2020; 11:6389. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 200. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4846.

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 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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 the genus.

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

Assigned by: Wylensek D, Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Afrizal A, Kumar N, Wortmann E, Liu T, Devendran S, Lesker TR, Hernandez SB, et al. A collection of bacterial isolates from the pig intestine reveals functional and taxonomic diversity. Nat Commun 2020; 11:6389. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 20271