Genus Akkermansia
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Akkermansia Derrien et al. 2004, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Akkermansiaceae Hedlund and Derrien 2012).
Type species: ¤ Akkermansia muciniphila Derrien et al. 2004.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Akkermansia, named after Antoon Akkermans, a Dutch microbiologist recognized for his contribution to microbial ecology.
Valid publication: DERRIEN (M.), VAUGHAN (E.E.), PLUGGE (C.M.) and DE VOS (W.M.): Akkermansia muciniphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a human intestinal mucin-degrading bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1469-1476.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Akkermansia glycaniphila Ouwerkerk et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Pyt=DSM 100705=CIP 110913.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT254068.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: LIGX00000000.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. glycanum, glycan; N.L. fem. adj. phila (from Gr. fem. adj. phil ê), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. glycaniphila, glycan-loving.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: OUWERKERK, J. P., AALVINK, S., BELZER, C. and DE VOS, W. M. 2016. Akkermansia glycaniphila sp. nov., an anaerobic mucin-degrading bacterium isolated from reticulated python faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 4614-4620.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Akkermansia muciniphila Derrien et al. 2004, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Muc = ATCC BAA-835 = CIP 107961.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY271254.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. mucinum, mucin; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. muciniphila, mucin-loving.
Valid publication: DERRIEN (M.), VAUGHAN (E.E.), PLUGGE (C.M.) and DE VOS (W.M.): Akkermansia muciniphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a human intestinal mucin-degrading bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1469-1476.
Original article in IJSEM Online