Name: Rothia uropygioeca (Braun et al. 2018) Ghodhbane-Gtari et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Kocuria uropygioeca Braun et al. 2018

Etymology: u.ro.py.gi.oe’ca. N.L. fem. adj. suff. -oeca, inhabiting (from Gr. oikos, house); N.L. fem. adj. uropygioeca, inhabiting the uropygial gland

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 257; DSM 101741; LMG 29266

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MF510150 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Haj Nasr MA, Gatri R, Gtari M. Taxonomic note on Kocuria and Rothia: taxogenomic insights for addressing misidentifications and proposing new combinations and new subspecies. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6586. 🇹🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6619.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Kocuria uropygioeca Braun et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-12-09.
  • 🙆 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: Rothia Georg and Brown 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Haj Nasr MA, Gatri R, Gtari M. Taxonomic note on Kocuria and Rothia: taxogenomic insights for addressing misidentifications and proposing new combinations and new subspecies. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6586. 🇹🇳

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Record number: 55530