Maxime Descartes Mbogning FonkouFounder, CognosX.
35 species · 5 new genera · 13 validly published

Bacteria I described

New bacterial species found by culturomics at IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille (2016–2020): 13 as lead author and 22 with colleagues. Each name links to its page on LPSN, the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature.

16S rRNA phylogenetic tree with Enterococcus timonensis highlighted in red among related Enterococcus species
16S rRNA tree placing Enterococcus timonensis (red) among its closest relatives.
Scanning electron micrograph of curved rod-shaped bacteria with flagella, scale bar 5 micrometres
Scanning electron micrograph of a new isolate (scale bar 5 µm).
Gram stain showing pink Gram-negative rods under the microscope
Gram stain of a new isolate.
Blood agar plate with small white bacterial colonies along streak lines
Colonies of a new isolate on blood agar.
Five rapid ID 32 A biochemical test strips with coloured wells, one labelled S. felix
rapid ID 32 A biochemical profiles, including Selenomonas felix (fourth strip).

Validly published The name is on an IJSEM Validation List under the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. The citation under the name is the one LPSN records.

Effectively published Described in a peer-reviewed paper and recorded on LPSN; not yet validated.

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Described as lead author (13)

Species I described as first author, or led as last (senior) author.

Co-described (22)

Species and genera described with colleagues from culturomics studies of the human gut and respiratory tract.

Nomenclature status from LPSN, checked October 2026. Statuses change as Validation Lists are published.