Name: Agathobacter Rosero et al. 2016
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: A.ga.tho.bac’ter. Gr. masc. adj. agathos, good; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Agathobacter, beneficial bacterium
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Agathobacter-), a-ga-tho-BAK-ter
Type species: Agathobacter rectalis (Hauduroy et al. 1937) Rosero et al. 2016
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Rosero JA, Killer J, Sechovcova H, Mrazek J, Benada O, Fliegerova K, Havlik J, Kopecny J. Reclassification of Eubacterium rectale (Hauduroy et al. 1937) Prevot 1938 in a new genus Agathobacter gen. nov. as Agathobacter rectalis comb. nov., and description of Agathobacter ruminis sp. nov., isolated from the rumen contents of sheep and cows. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:768-773. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1916-1919.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 3
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Agathobacter faecis" (Duncan et al. 2006) Goris et al. 2021 | not validly published | synonym |
| Agathobacter rectalis (Hauduroy et al. 1937) Rosero et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| Agathobacter ruminis Rosero et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Lachnospiraceae Rainey 2010
Assigned by:
Rosero JA, Killer J, Sechovcova H, Mrazek J, Benada O, Fliegerova K, Havlik J, Kopecny J. Reclassification of Eubacterium rectale (Hauduroy et al. 1937) Prevot 1938 in a new genus Agathobacter gen. nov. as Agathobacter rectalis comb. nov., and description of Agathobacter ruminis sp. nov., isolated from the rumen contents of sheep and cows. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:768-773. 🇨🇿
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