Name: Vagococcus hydrophili Hyun et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hy.dro’phi.li. N.L. gen. masc. n. hydrophili, of Hydrophilus, the name of the genus of beetles, from which the strain was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wa-go-KOK-kus hy-DRO-p^hi-li, masculine

Type strain: HDW17B; JCM 33683; KACC 21345; KCTC 43113

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MN099420 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hyun DW, Tak EJ, Kim PS, Bae JW. Description of Vagococcus coleopterorum sp. nov., isolated from the intestine of the diving beetle, Cybister lewisianus, and Vagococcus hydrophili sp. nov., isolated from the intestine of the dark diving beetle, Hydrophilus acuminatus, and emended description of the genus Vagococcus. J Microbiol 2021; 59:132-141. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 203. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5167.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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 2 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Vagococcus Collins et al. 1990

Assigned by: Hyun DW, Tak EJ, Kim PS, Bae JW. Description of Vagococcus coleopterorum sp. nov., isolated from the intestine of the diving beetle, Cybister lewisianus, and Vagococcus hydrophili sp. nov., isolated from the intestine of the dark diving beetle, Hydrophilus acuminatus, and emended description of the genus Vagococcus. J Microbiol 2021; 59:132-141. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 26588