Name: Sutterella megalosphaeroides Sakamoto et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.ga.lo.sphaer.o.i’des. Gr. masc. adj. megas, large; Gr. fem. n. sphaîra, sphere, globe; L. adj. suff. -oides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. adj. suff. -eides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. n. eîdos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure; N.L. fem. adj. megalosphaeroides, resembling a large sphere

Pronunciation, gender: me-ga-lo-sp^ha͡er-o-I-des, feminine

Type strain: 6FBBBH3; DSM 106861; JCM 32470

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16S rRNA gene: LC388666 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sakamoto M, Ikeyama N, Kunihiro T, Iino T, Yuki M, Ohkuma M. Mesosutterella multiformis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Sutterellaceae and Sutterella megalosphaeroides sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3942-3950.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:600-601.

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: Sutterella Wexler et al. 1996

Assigned by: Sakamoto M, Ikeyama N, Kunihiro T, Iino T, Yuki M, Ohkuma M. Mesosutterella multiformis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Sutterellaceae and Sutterella megalosphaeroides sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3942-3950.

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Record number: 798013