Species Turicibacter faecis

Name: Turicibacter faecis Imamura et al. 2024

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: fae’cis. L. gen. fem. n. faecis, of faeces, the isolated source of the strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: tu-ri-ki-BAK-ter FA͡E-kis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC TSD-372; RIMD 2002001; TC 23

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC719463 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Imamura Y, Motooka D, Nakajima Y, Ito S, Kitakaze M, Iida T, Nakamura S. Turicibacter faecis sp. nov., isolated from faeces of heart failure mouse model. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6379. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6424.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: TSD 372.
  • 🎓 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: Turicibacter Bosshard et al. 2002

Assigned by: Imamura Y, Motooka D, Nakajima Y, Ito S, Kitakaze M, Iida T, Nakamura S. Turicibacter faecis sp. nov., isolated from faeces of heart failure mouse model. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6379. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 48325

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