Name: Varibaculum vaginae Fall et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: va.gi’nae. L. fem. n. vagina, vagina; L. gen. fem. n. vaginae, of the vagina

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wa-ri-BA-ku-lum wa-GI-na͡e, neuter

Type strain: CECT 9906; CSUR P5644; Marseille P5644

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LS999997 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Fall NS, Lo CI, Fournier PE, Sokhna C, Raoult D, Fenollar F, Lagier JC. Arcanobacterium ihumii sp. nov., Varibaculum vaginae sp. nov. and Tessaracoccus timonensis sp. nov., isolated from vaginal swabs from healthy Senegalese women. New Microbes New Infect 2019; 31:100585. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 199. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4773.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Varibaculum Hall et al. 2003

Assigned by: Fall NS, Lo CI, Fournier PE, Sokhna C, Raoult D, Fenollar F, Lagier JC. Arcanobacterium ihumii sp. nov., Varibaculum vaginae sp. nov. and Tessaracoccus timonensis sp. nov., isolated from vaginal swabs from healthy Senegalese women. New Microbes New Infect 2019; 31:100585. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 19598