Name: Sutterella stercoricanis Greetham et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ster.co.ri’ca.nis. L. neut. n. stercus (gen. stercoris), faeces; L. gen. masc./fem. n. canis, of the dog; N.L. gen. masc./fem. n. stercoricanis, from dog faeces [probably better: stercoriscanis or canistercoris]

Pronunciation, gender: ster-ko-RI-ka-nis, feminine

Type strain: 5BAC4; CCUG 47620; CIP 108024; DSM 17807

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AJ566849 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Greetham HL, Collins MD, Gibson GR, Giffard C, Falsen E, Lawson PA. Sutterella stercoricanis sp. nov., isolated from canine faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1581-1584.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:3-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 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: Greetham HL, Collins MD, Gibson GR, Giffard C, Falsen E, Lawson PA. Sutterella stercoricanis sp. nov., isolated from canine faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1581-1584.

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Record number: 782338