Species Trichococcus ilyis

Name: Trichococcus ilyis Strepis et al. 2016

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: i.ly’is. Gr. fem. n. ilys (gen. ilyos), mud, sludge; N.L. gen. fem. n. ilyis, of sludge, referring to the source of isolation

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: tri-k^ho-KOK-kus i-LY-is, masculine

Type strain: DSM 22150; JCM 31247; R210

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ374769 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Strepis N, Sanchez-Andrea I, van Gelder AH, van Kruistum H, Shapiro N, Kyrpides N, Goker M, Klenk HP, Schaap P, Stams AJ, et al. Description of Trichococcus ilyis sp. nov. by combined physiological and in silico genome hybridization analyses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3957-3963. 🇳🇱

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4-6.

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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Trichococcus Scheff et al. 1984

Assigned by: Strepis N, Sanchez-Andrea I, van Gelder AH, van Kruistum H, Shapiro N, Kyrpides N, Goker M, Klenk HP, Schaap P, Stams AJ, et al. Description of Trichococcus ilyis sp. nov. by combined physiological and in silico genome hybridization analyses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3957-3963. 🇳🇱

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