Name: Erysipelotrichaceae Verbarg et al. 2004

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: E.ry.si.pe.lo.tri.cha’ce.ae. N.L. fem. n. Erysipelothrix, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Erysipelotrichaceae, the Erysipelothrix family

Gender: feminine

Type genus: Erysipelothrix Rosenbach 1909 (Approved Lists 1980)

Valid publication: Verbarg S, Rheims H, Emus S, Fruhling A, Kroppenstedt RM, Stackebrandt E, Schumann P. Erysipelothrix inopinata sp. nov., isolated in the course of sterile filtration of vegetable peptone broth, and description of Erysipelotrichaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:221-225.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:633-634.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Emendations:
  • Verbarg et al. 2014 Verbarg S, Göker M, Scheuner C, Schumann P, Stackebrandt E. The families Erysipelotrichaceae emend., Coprobacillaceae fam nov., and Turicibacteraceae fam. nov. In: Rosenberg E, DeLong EF, Lory S, Stackebrandt E, Thompson F (eds), The Prokaryotes – Firmicutes and Tenericutes, 4th edition, Springer, Berlin, 2014, p. 79-105.
    Notes:
    • Emendation accompanied by the inclusion of 1 genus in the family.
    • Emendation accompanied by the removal of 5 genera from the family.
    • As of 2020-05-28 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.
  • Tegtmeier et al. 2016 Tegtmeier D, Riese C, Geissinger O, Radek R, Brune A. Breznakia blatticola gen. nov. sp. nov. and Breznakia pachnodae sp. nov., two fermenting bacteria isolated from insect guts, and emended description of the family Erysipelotrichaceae. Syst Appl Microbiol 2016; 39:319-329. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 25. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:7-8.
    Notes:
    • Emendation accompanied by the inclusion of 1 genus in the family.

• Notes:
  • Verbarg et al. (2004) assigned this family to the phylum "Firmicutes" corrig. Gibbons and Murray 1978 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Verbarg S, Rheims H, Emus S, Fruhling A, Kroppenstedt RM, Stackebrandt E, Schumann P. Erysipelothrix inopinata sp. nov., isolated in the course of sterile filtration of vegetable peptone broth, and description of Erysipelotrichaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:221-225.
  • De Vos et al. (2009) assigned the genus Catenibacterium Kageyama and Benno 2000 to this family. Publication: Ludwig W, Schleifer K-H, Whitman WB. Class I. Bacilli class nov. In: De Vos P, Garrity GM, Jones D, Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Rainey FA, K.-H. S, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 3 (The Firmicutes), Springer, New York, 2009, p. 19-20.
  • De Vos et al. (2009) assigned the genus Coprobacillus Kageyama and Benno 2000 to this family. Publication: Ludwig W, Schleifer K-H, Whitman WB. Class I. Bacilli class nov. In: De Vos P, Garrity GM, Jones D, Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Rainey FA, K.-H. S, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 3 (The Firmicutes), Springer, New York, 2009, p. 19-20.
  • De Vos et al. (2009) assigned the genus Turicibacter Bosshard et al. 2002 to this family. Publication: Ludwig W, Schleifer K-H, Whitman WB. Class I. Bacilli class nov. In: De Vos P, Garrity GM, Jones D, Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Rainey FA, K.-H. S, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 3 (The Firmicutes), Springer, New York, 2009, p. 19-20.
  • Salvetti et al. (2011) assigned the genus Eggerthia Salvetti et al. 2011 to this family. Publication: Salvetti E, Felis GE, Dellaglio F, Castioni A, Torriani S, Lawson PA. Reclassification of Lactobacillus catenaformis (Eggerth 1935) Moore and Holdeman 1970 and Lactobacillus vitulinus Sharpe et al. 1973 as Eggerthia catenaformis gen. nov., comb. nov. and Kandleria vitulina gen. nov., comb. nov., respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2520-2524.
  • Salvetti et al. (2011) assigned the genus Kandleria Salvetti et al. 2011 to this family. Publication: Salvetti E, Felis GE, Dellaglio F, Castioni A, Torriani S, Lawson PA. Reclassification of Lactobacillus catenaformis (Eggerth 1935) Moore and Holdeman 1970 and Lactobacillus vitulinus Sharpe et al. 1973 as Eggerthia catenaformis gen. nov., comb. nov. and Kandleria vitulina gen. nov., comb. nov., respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2520-2524.
  • The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Actinomycetaceae Buchanan 1918 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Winslow CE, Broadhurst J, Buchanan RE, Krumwiede C, Rogers LA, Smith GH. The Families and Genera of the Bacteria: Final Report of the Committee of the Society of American Bacteriologists on Characterization and Classification of Bacterial Types. J Bacteriol 1920; 5:191-229.
  • The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Corynebacteriaceae Lehmann and Neumann 1907 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Parker CD. Genus V. Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 83-88.
  • This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Erysipelothrixaceae"; "Erysipelouichaceae".
  • Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Shin et al. (2020). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 38; JCM: 18; ATCC: 15; KCTC: 10; CCUG: 5; LMG: 3; NCTC: 2; NBRC: 2; CCM: 1; NRRL: 1.
  • In the paper by Verbarg et al. 2004, the type genus of the family Erysipelotrichaceae is cited as Erysipelothrix (Migula 1900) Buchanan 1918. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 27
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 27
Total number of child taxa: 36

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Absicoccus Shin et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Absiella Paek et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Allobaculum Greetham et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Amedibacillus Ikeyama et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Amedibacterium Ikeyama et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Anaerolactibacter" Togo et al. 2019	not validly published
    Anaerorhabdus Shah and Collins 1986	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Breznakia Tegtmeier et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Bulleidia Downes et al. 2000	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Catenisphaera Kanno et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Copranaerobaculum Feng et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Dakotella" Ghimire et al. 2020	not validly published
    Dielma Ramasamy et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Dubosiella Cox et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Erysipelothrix Rosenbach 1909 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Faecalibacillus Seo et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Faecalibaculum Chang et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Faecalicoccus De Maesschalck et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Faecalitalea De Maesschalck et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Floccifex Wylensek et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Galactobacillus" Togo et al. 2019	not validly published
    Holdemanella De Maesschalck et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Holdemania Willems et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Ileibacterium Cox et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Intestinibaculum Kim et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Lactimicrobium" Togo et al. 2019	not validly published
    [Lactomassilus]	preliminary entry that lacks crucial information
    Longibaculum Lagkouvardos et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Longicatena Lagkouvardos et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Massilimicrobiota" Tall et al. 2019	not validly published
    "Massiliomicrobiota" Ndongo et al. 2016	not validly published
    "Merdibacter" Anani et al. 2019	not validly published
    Solobacterium Kageyama and Benno 2000	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Stecheria Wylensek et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Tannockella Pardesi et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Traorella" Bonnet et al. 2019	not validly published

Parent taxon: Erysipelotrichales Ludwig et al. 2010

Assigned by: Ludwig W, Schleifer K-H, Whitman WB. Order I. Erysipelotrichales ord. nov. In: De Vos P, Garrity GM, Jones D, Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Rainey FA, K.-H. S, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 3 (The Firmicutes), Springer, New York, 2009, p. 1298.

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