Genus Roseburia
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
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).
Roseburia Stanton and Savage 1983, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Roseburia cecicola Stanton and Savage 1983.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Roseburia, named in honor of Theodor Rosebury, an American microbiologist who studied and described micro-organisms indigenous to humans.
Valid publication: STANTON (T.B.) and SAVAGE (D.C.): Roseburia cecicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a motile, obligately anaerobic bacterium from a mouse cecum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 618-627.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Roseburia cecicola Stanton and Savage 1983, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GM = ATCC 33874.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L14676.
Etymology: N.L. n. cecum [from Latin caecum (or cecum) intestinum, caecum], caecum; L. suff. -cola (from L. n. incola), dweller, inhabitant; N.L. n. cecicola, caecum-dweller.
Valid publication: STANTON (T.B.) and SAVAGE (D.C.): Roseburia cecicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a motile, obligately anaerobic bacterium from a mouse cecum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 618-627.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Roseburia faecis Duncan et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) M72/1 = DSM 16840 = NCIMB 14031.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY305310.
Etymology: L. gen. n. faecis, of dregs, referring to faecal origin.
Valid publication: DUNCAN (S.H.), AMINOV (R.I.), SCOTT (K.P.), LOUIS (P.), STANTON (T.B.) and FLINT (H.J.): Proposal of Roseburia faecis sp. nov., Roseburia hominis sp. nov. and Roseburia inulinivorans sp. nov., based on isolates from human faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2437-2441.
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Roseburia hominis Duncan et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) A2-183 = DSM 16839 = NCIMB 14029.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ270482.
Etymology: L. gen. n. hominis, of a human being, referring to human gut habitat.
Valid publication: DUNCAN (S.H.), AMINOV (R.I.), SCOTT (K.P.), LOUIS (P.), STANTON (T.B.) and FLINT (H.J.): Proposal of Roseburia faecis sp. nov., Roseburia hominis sp. nov. and Roseburia inulinivorans sp. nov., based on isolates from human faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2437-2441.
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Roseburia intestinalis Duncan et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) L1-82 = DSM 14610 = NCIMB 13810.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ312385.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. intestinalis, pertaining to intestine.
Valid publication: DUNCAN (S.H.), HOLD (G.L.), BARCENILLA (A.), STEWART (C.S.) and FLINT (H.J.): Roseburia intestinalis sp. nov., a novel saccharolytic, butyrate-producing bacterium from human faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1615-1620.
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Note: The specific epithet is a "N.L. fem. adj.", not a "L. gen. n." as cited in the paper by Duncan et al. 2002.
→ Roseburia intestinalis Duncan et al. 2002 emend. Duncan et al. 2006.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) L1-82 = DSM 14610 = NCIMB 13810.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ312385.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. intestinalis, pertaining to intestine.
Reference: DUNCAN (S.H.), AMINOV (R.I.), SCOTT (K.P.), LOUIS (P.), STANTON (T.B.) and FLINT (H.J.): Proposal of Roseburia faecis sp. nov., Roseburia hominis sp. nov. and Roseburia inulinivorans sp. nov., based on isolates from human faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2437-2441.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Roseburia inulinivorans Duncan et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) A2-194 = DSM 16841 = NCIMB 14030.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ270473.
Etymology: N.L. n. inulinum, inulin; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. inulinivorans, inulin-devouring, referring to the ability to use inulin as a growth substrate.
Valid publication: DUNCAN (S.H.), AMINOV (R.I.), SCOTT (K.P.), LOUIS (P.), STANTON (T.B.) and FLINT (H.J.): Proposal of Roseburia faecis sp. nov., Roseburia hominis sp. nov. and Roseburia inulinivorans sp. nov., based on isolates from human faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2437-2441.
Original article in IJSEM Online