Name: Tannerella serpentiformis Ansbro et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ser.pen.ti.for’mis. L. masc./fem. n. serpens, snake; L. fem. n. forma, shape; N.L. fem. adj. serpentiformis, pertaining to the snake-like cellular morphology

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ser-pen-ti-FOR-mis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 102894; JCM 31303; SP 1826

16S rRNA gene: KT861602 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ansbro K, Wade WG, Stafford GP. Tannerella serpentiformis sp. nov., isolated from the human mouth. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3749-3754. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4848-4850.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Tannerella Sakamoto et al. 2002

Assigned by: Ansbro K, Wade WG, Stafford GP. Tannerella serpentiformis sp. nov., isolated from the human mouth. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3749-3754. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 8243