Name: Tetragenococcus osmophilus Justé et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: os.mo’phi.lus. N.L. masc. adj. osmophilus, osmophile, impulse-loving; from Gr. masc. n. ôsmos, impulse; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, friend, loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: te-tra-ge-no-KOK-kus os-MO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 23765; LMG 26041; T1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU522083 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Juste A, Van Trappen S, Verreth C, Cleenwerck I, De Vos P, Lievens B, Willems KA. Characterization of Tetragenococcus strains from sugar thick juice reveals a novel species, Tetragenococcus osmophilus sp. nov., and divides Tetragenococcus halophilus into two subspecies, T. halophilus subsp. halophilus subsp. nov. and T. halophilus subsp. flandriensis subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:129-137. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:757-758.

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 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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: Tetragenococcus Collins et al. 1993

Assigned by: Juste A, Van Trappen S, Verreth C, Cleenwerck I, De Vos P, Lievens B, Willems KA. Characterization of Tetragenococcus strains from sugar thick juice reveals a novel species, Tetragenococcus osmophilus sp. nov., and divides Tetragenococcus halophilus into two subspecies, T. halophilus subsp. halophilus subsp. nov. and T. halophilus subsp. flandriensis subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:129-137. 🇧🇪

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