Species Xylanibacter rodentium

Name: Xylanibacter rodentium Hitch et al. 2023

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ro.den’ti.um. N.L. gen. masc./fem. pl. n. rodentium, of gnawing animals, referring to the fact that the organism was first isolated from a mouse

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: xy-la-ni-BAK-ter ro-DEN-ti-um, masculine

Type strain: DSM 103721; JCM 34762; PROD

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Effective publication: Hitch TCA, Bisdorf K, Afrizal A, Riedel T, Overmann J, Strowig T, Clavel T. A taxonomic note on the genus Prevotella: Description of four novel genera and emended description of the genera Hallella and Xylanibacter. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126354. 🇩🇪

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: orphaned species (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Notes:
  • ❗ Xylanibacter rodentium 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 Xylanibacter.
  • 🎓 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: Xylanibacter Ueki et al. 2006

Assigned by: Hitch TCA, Bisdorf K, Afrizal A, Riedel T, Overmann J, Strowig T, Clavel T. A taxonomic note on the genus Prevotella: Description of four novel genera and emended description of the genera Hallella and Xylanibacter. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126354. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 36255