Name: Trichococcus pasteurii (Schink 1985) Liu et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Ruminococcus pasteurii Schink 1985

Etymology: pas.teu’ri.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. pasteurii, of Pasteur

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: tri-k^ho-KOK-kus pas-TE͡U-ri-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 35945; CCUG 37395; CIP 104580; DSM 2381; KoTa2

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X87150 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liu JR, Tanner RS, Schumann P, Weiss N, McKenzie CA, Janssen PH, Seviour EM, Lawson PA, Allen TD, Seviour RJ. Emended description of the genus Trichococcus, description of Trichococcus collinsii sp. nov., and reclassification of Lactosphaera pasteurii as Trichococcus pasteurii comb. nov. and of Ruminococcus palustris as Trichococcus palustris comb. nov. in the low-G+C gram-positive bacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1113-1126. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1439-1440.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lactosphaera pasteurii (Schink 1985) Janssen et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Ruminococcus pasteurii Schink 1985	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.23215 (N = 8).
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 10 times 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 species itself.

Parent taxon: Trichococcus Scheff et al. 1984

Assigned by: Liu JR, Tanner RS, Schumann P, Weiss N, McKenzie CA, Janssen PH, Seviour EM, Lawson PA, Allen TD, Seviour RJ. Emended description of the genus Trichococcus, description of Trichococcus collinsii sp. nov., and reclassification of Lactosphaera pasteurii as Trichococcus pasteurii comb. nov. and of Ruminococcus palustris as Trichococcus palustris comb. nov. in the low-G+C gram-positive bacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1113-1126. 🇦🇺

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