Name: "Varibaculum timonense" Guilhot et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ti.mo.nen’se. N.L. neut. adj. timonense, related to Timone, the name of the main university hospital in Marseille, France, from where the strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wa-ri-BA-ku-lum ti-mo-NEN-se, neuter

Nomenclatural type: CECT 9674; CSUR P3369; Marseille P3369

16S rRNA gene: LT797538 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Guilhot E, Lagier JC, Raoult D, Khelaifia S. 'Prevotella ihumii' sp. nov. and 'Varibaculum timonense' sp. nov., two new bacterial species isolated from a fresh human stool specimen. New Microbes New Infect 2017; 18:3-5. 🇫🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Varibaculum timonense Lo et al. 2021

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Varibaculum timonense Lo et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• 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.

Parent taxon: Varibaculum Hall et al. 2003

Assigned by: Guilhot E, Lagier JC, Raoult D, Khelaifia S. 'Prevotella ihumii' sp. nov. and 'Varibaculum timonense' sp. nov., two new bacterial species isolated from a fresh human stool specimen. New Microbes New Infect 2017; 18:3-5. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 2510