Etymology: Blau’ti.a. N.L. fem. n. Blautia, in honour of Michael Blaut, a German microbiologist, in recognition of his many contributions to human gastrointestinal microbiology
Gender: feminine (stem: Blauti-)
Type species: Blautia coccoides (Kaneuchi et al. 1976) Liu et al. 2008
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Liu C, Finegold SM, Song Y, Lawson PA. Reclassification of Clostridium coccoides, Ruminococcus hansenii, Ruminococcus hydrogenotrophicus, Ruminococcus luti, Ruminococcus productus and Ruminococcus schinkii as Blautia coccoides gen. nov., comb. nov., Blautia hansenii comb. nov., Blautia hydrogenotrophica comb. nov., Blautia luti comb. nov., Blautia producta comb. nov., Blautia schinkii comb. nov. and description of Blautia wexlerae sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1896-1902.
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2473-2474.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 21
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 21
Total number of child taxa: 48
Parent taxon: Lachnospiraceae Rainey 2010
Assigned by:
Park SK, Kim MS, Roh SW, Bae JW. Blautia stercoris sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:776-779.
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Record number: 517686