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Genus "Tyzzerella"
Name: "Tyzzerella" Yutin and Galperin 2013
Etymology: Tyz.zer.el’la. N.L. fem. dim. n. Tyzzerella, named after Ernest Tyzzer, an American pathologist who isolated and described ‘Bacillus piliformis’, the causative agent of Tyzzer’s disease
Gender: feminine (stem: Tyzzerell-)
Type species: "Tyzzerella nexilis" (Holdeman and Moore 1974) Yutin and Galperin 2013
Original publication:
Yutin N, Galperin MY. A genomic update on clostridial phylogeny: Gram-negative spore formers and other misplaced clostridia. Environ Microbiol 2013; 15:2631-2641. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Faecalimonas Sakamoto et al. 2017
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Glucerabacter" Kawata et al. 2018 heterotypic synonym, not validly published "Gluceribacter" Kawata et al. 2021 heterotypic synonym, not validly published Faecalimonas Sakamoto et al. 2017 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Faecalimonas Sakamoto et al. 2017.
Publication:
Yamamoto E, Hisatomi A, Miwa K, Sakurai N, Koizumi A, Ohkuma M, Tsuchihashi H, Sakamoto M. Proposal of two novel species, Allocoprococcus similis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Faecalimonas hominis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces and genome-based reorganization of the genus Coprococcus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7011. 🇯🇵
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 4; JCM: 3; ATCC: 3; CCUG: 2; KCTC: 1; NCIMB: 1.
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Faecalimonas Sakamoto et al. 2017.
Publication:
Yamamoto E, Hisatomi A, Miwa K, Sakurai N, Koizumi A, Ohkuma M, Tsuchihashi H, Sakamoto M. Proposal of two novel species, Allocoprococcus similis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Faecalimonas hominis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces and genome-based reorganization of the genus Coprococcus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7011.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 5
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Tyzzerella colina" (Berkhoff 1985 ex Berkhoff et al. 1974) Yutin and Galperin 2013 not validly published synonym "Tyzzerella neopropionica" (Tholozan et al. 1995) Yutin and Galperin 2013 not validly published synonym "Tyzzerella nexilis" (Holdeman and Moore 1974) Yutin and Galperin 2013 not validly published synonym "Tyzzerella piliformis" (Duncan et al. 1993 ex Tyzzer 1917) Yutin and Galperin 2013 not validly published synonym "Tyzzerella propionica" (Cardon and Barker 1946) Yutin and Galperin 2013 not validly published synonym
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Parent taxon: Lachnospiraceae Rainey 2010
Assigned by:
Yutin N, Galperin MY. A genomic update on clostridial phylogeny: Gram-negative spore formers and other misplaced clostridia. Environ Microbiol 2013; 15:2631-2641. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 9323
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