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Genus Anaerotignum
Name: Anaerotignum Ueki et al. 2017
Etymology: An.a.e.ro.ti’gnum. Gr. pref. an-, not (here: inseparable prefix); Gr. masc. n. aêr, air; L. neut. n. tignum, a small log or a stick of timber; N.L. neut. n. Anaerotignum, a small log or timber not living in air, pertaining to the cell shape resembling a small log
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Anaerotign-), an-a-e-ro-TI-n͡gnum
Type species: Anaerotignum aminivorans Ueki et al. 2017
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Ueki A, Goto K, Ohtaki Y, Kaku N, Ueki K. Description of Anaerotignum aminivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, amino-acid-decomposing bacterium isolated from a methanogenic reactor, and reclassification of Clostridium propionicum, Clostridium neopropionicum and Clostridium lactatifermentans as species of the genus Anaerotignum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4146-4153. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3-6.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Anaerotignaceae" Gilroy et al. 2021.
Publication:
Gilroy R, Ravi A, Getino M, Pursley I, Horton DL, Alikhan NF, Baker D, Gharbi K, Hall N, Watson M, et al. Extensive microbial diversity within the chicken gut microbiome revealed by metagenomics and culture. PeerJ 2021; 9:e10941. 🇬🇧
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Anaerotignaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024.
Publication:
Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺
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🧕 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Anaerotignaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024.
Publication:
Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 5; KCTC: 2; JCM: 2; ATCC: 1; CCUG: 1; NCIMB: 1; LMG: 1.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Anaerotignaceae" Gilroy et al. 2021.
Publication:
Gilroy R, Ravi A, Getino M, Pursley I, Horton DL, Alikhan NF, Baker D, Gharbi K, Hall N, Watson M, et al. Extensive microbial diversity within the chicken gut microbiome revealed by metagenomics and culture. PeerJ 2021; 9:e10941.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 5
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 6
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Anaerotignum aminivorans Ueki et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name Anaerotignum faecicola Choi et al. 2020 validly published under the ICNP correct name Anaerotignum lactatifermentans (van der Wielen et al. 2002) Ueki et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Candidatus Anaerotignum merdipullorum" Gilroy et al. 2021 not validly published pro-correct name Anaerotignum neopropionicum (Tholozan et al. 1995) Ueki et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name Anaerotignum propionicum (Cardon and Barker 1946) Ueki et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Lachnospiraceae Rainey 2010
Assigned by:
Ueki A, Goto K, Ohtaki Y, Kaku N, Ueki K. Description of Anaerotignum aminivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, amino-acid-decomposing bacterium isolated from a methanogenic reactor, and reclassification of Clostridium propionicum, Clostridium neopropionicum and Clostridium lactatifermentans as species of the genus Anaerotignum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4146-4153. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 519280
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