Name: Terrisporobacter hibernicus Mitchell et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hi.ber’ni.cus. M.L. masc. adj. hibernicus, pertaining to Ireland

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … hi-BER-ni-kus, masculine

Type strain: LMG 32430; MCA3; NCTC 14625

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16S rRNA gene: MZ497377 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mitchell M, Nguyen SV, Connor M, Fairley DJ, Donoghue O, Marshall H, Koolman L, McMullan G, Schaffer KE, McGrath JW, et al. Terrisporobacter hibernicus sp. nov., isolated from bovine faeces in Northern Ireland. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5667. 🇮🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5835.

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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Terrisporobacter Gerritsen et al. 2014

Assigned by: Mitchell M, Nguyen SV, Connor M, Fairley DJ, Donoghue O, Marshall H, Koolman L, McMullan G, Schaffer KE, McGrath JW, et al. Terrisporobacter hibernicus sp. nov., isolated from bovine faeces in Northern Ireland. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5667. 🇮🇪

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Record number: 36076