Muricomes
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| Genus: | Muricomes Lagkouvardos et al. 2016
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| Muricomes intestini Lagkouvardos et al. 2016
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Muricomes is a genus of Gram-negative, rod-shaped, strictly anaerobic bacteria in the family Muribaculaceae, within the phylum Bacteroidota. The genus was first described in 2016, with Muricomes intestini designated as the type species.[1][2]
Taxonomy
The genus Muricomes was first established based on bacterial isolates obtained from the gastrointestinal tract of laboratory mice. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing placed this genus within the family Muribaculaceae. The genus name derives from Latin mus, muris ("mouse") and comes ("companion"), highlighting the host association of these organisms.[1]
Species
Currently, the genus Muricomes includes the following validly published species:[2]
- Muricomes intestini Lagkouvardos et al. 2016 (type species)
References
- ^ a b Lagkouvardos, I.; Pukall, R.; Abt, B.; Foesel, B. U.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Kumar, N.; Bresciani, A.; Martínez, I.; Just, S.; Ziegler, C.; Brugiroux, S.; Garzetti, D.; Wenning, M.; Bui, T. P.; Wang, J.; Hugenholtz, F.; Plugge, C. M.; Peterson, D. A.; Hornef, M. W.; Baines, J. F.; Smidt, H.; Walter, J.; Kristiansen, K.; Nielsen, H. B.; Haller, D.; Overmann, J.; Stecher, B.; Clavel, T. (8 August 2016). "The Mouse Intestinal Bacterial Collection (miBC) provides host-specific insight into cultured diversity and functional potential of the gut microbiota". Nature Microbiology. 1 (10): 16131. doi:10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.131. hdl:11858/00-001M-0000-002C-0BCC-0. PMID 27670113.
- ^ a b "Genus Muricomes". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 22 July 2025.