Species Weizmannia faecalis

Name: Weizmannia faecalis Kieu et al. 2023

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: fae.ca’lis. N.L. fem. adj. faecalis, of faeces in which the strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: we͡iz-MAN-ni-a fa͡e-KA-lis, feminine

Type strain: CECT 9904; CSUR P8953; Marseille P8953

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16S rRNA gene: LR735539 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kieu HT, Pham TPT, Lo CI, Alibar S, Brechard L, Armstrong N, Decloquement P, Diallo A, Sokhna C, Million M, et al. Weizmannia faecalis sp. nov., isolated from a human stool sample. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:612. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 209. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5709.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Heyndrickxia faecalis (Kieu et al. 2023) Narsing Rao et al. 2023

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Heyndrickxia faecalis (Kieu et al. 2023) Narsing Rao et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Weizmannia faecalis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Weizmannia.
  • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Weizmannia Gupta et al. 2020

Assigned by: Kieu HT, Pham TPT, Lo CI, Alibar S, Brechard L, Armstrong N, Decloquement P, Diallo A, Sokhna C, Million M, et al. Weizmannia faecalis sp. nov., isolated from a human stool sample. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:612. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 36273