Genus Romboutsia
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 4
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Romboutsia Gerritsen et al. 2014, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Romboutsia ilealis Gerritsen et al. 2014.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Romboutsia, in honour of the Dutch microbiologist Frans M. Rombouts, in recognition of his contributions to food microbiology and probiotic research.
Valid publication: GERRITSEN, J., FUENTES, S., GRIEVINK, W., VAN NIFTRIK, L., TINDALL, B. J., TIMMERMAN, H. M., RIJKERS, G. T. and SMIDT, H. 2014. Characterization of Romboutsia ilealis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the gastro-intestinal tract of a rat, and proposal for the reclassification of five closely related members of the genus Clostridium into the genera Romboutsia gen. nov., Intestinibacter gen. nov., Terrisporobacter gen. nov. and Asaccharospora gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1600-1616.
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Romboutsia hominis Gerritsen et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) FRIFI=DSM 28814=KCTC 15553.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT372679.
Etymology: L. gen. n. hominis, of a man, the host from which the species was first isolated.
Source: Clinical.
Valid publication: GERRITSEN, J., UMANETS, A., STANEVA, I., HORNUNG, B., RITARI, J., PAULIN, L., RIJKERS, G. T., DE VOS, W. M. and SMIDT, H. 2018. Romboutsia hominis sp. nov., the first human gut-derived representative of the genus Romboutsia, isolated from ileostoma effluent. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 3479-3486.
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Romboutsia ilealis Gerritsen et al. 2014, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CRIB=DSM 25109=NIZO 4048.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN381505.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. ilealis, pertaining to the ileum.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: GERRITSEN, J., FUENTES, S., GRIEVINK, W., VAN NIFTRIK, L., TINDALL, B. J., TIMMERMAN, H. M., RIJKERS, G. T. and SMIDT, H. 2014. Characterization of Romboutsia ilealis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the gastro-intestinal tract of a rat, and proposal for the reclassification of five closely related members of the genus Clostridium into the genera Romboutsia gen. nov., Intestinibacter gen. nov., Terrisporobacter gen. nov. and Asaccharospora gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1600-1616.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Romboutsia Gerritsen et al. 2014 emend. Wang et al. 2015.
Reference: WANG, Y., SONG, J., ZHAI, Y., ZHANG, C., GERRITSEN, J., WANG, H., CHEN, X., LI, Y., ZHAO, B., ZHAO, B. and RUAN, Z. 2015. Romboutsia sedimentorum sp. nov., isolated from an alkaline-saline lake sediment and emended description of the genus Romboutsia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1193-1198.
Original article.
Romboutsia lituseburensis Gerritsen et al. 2014, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) A25K=ATCC 25759BCRC 14536=CCUG 18920=DSM 797=JCM 1404=NCIMB 10637=VTT E-021853.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M59107.
Etymology: L. n. litus, coast; L. n. ebur, ivory; N.L. fem. adj. lituseburensis, pertaining to Côte d’Ivoire.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: GERRITSEN, J., FUENTES, S., GRIEVINK, W., VAN NIFTRIK, L., TINDALL, B. J., TIMMERMAN, H. M., RIJKERS, G. T. and SMIDT, H. 2014. Characterization of Romboutsia ilealis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the gastro-intestinal tract of a rat, and proposal for the reclassification of five closely related members of the genus Clostridium into the genera Romboutsia gen. nov., Intestinibacter gen. nov., Terrisporobacter gen. nov. and Asaccharospora gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1600-1616.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Romboutsia sedimentorum Wang et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LAM201=ACCC 00717=JCM 19607.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF443808.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. gen. pl. n. sedimentorum, of sediments, pertaining to the isolation source.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: WANG, Y., SONG, J., ZHAI, Y., ZHANG, C., GERRITSEN, J., WANG, H., CHEN, X., LI, Y., ZHAO, B., ZHAO, B. and RUAN, Z. 2015. Romboutsia sedimentorum sp. nov., isolated from an alkaline-saline lake sediment and emended description of the genus Romboutsia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1193-1198.
Original article in IJSEM Online