Name: Absiella argi Paek et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ar’gi. N.L. gen. masc. n. argi, of or pertaining to Argus, in Homer's Odyssey the old faithful dog of Ulysses, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a faecal sample of an old dog; from Gr. neut. n. Argos

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ab-si-EL-la AR-gi, feminine

Type strain: JCM 30884; KCTC 15422; N6H1-5

16S rRNA gene: KR185326 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Paek J, Shin Y, Kim JS, Kim H, Kook JK, Paek WK, Chang YH. Description of Absiella argi gen. nov., sp. nov., and transfer of Eubacterium dolichum and Eubacterium tortuosum to the genus Absiella as Absiella dolichum comb. nov. and Absiella tortuosum comb. nov. Anaerobe 2017; 48:70-75. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 196. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5596-5601.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Amedibacterium intestinale Ikeyama et al. 2020

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Amedibacterium intestinale Ikeyama et al. 2020	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Absiella Paek et al. 2020. Publication: Paek J, Shin Y, Kim JS, Kim H, Kook JK, Paek WK, Chang YH. Description of Absiella argi gen. nov., sp. nov., and transfer of Eubacterium dolichum and Eubacterium tortuosum to the genus Absiella as Absiella dolichum comb. nov. and Absiella tortuosum comb. nov. Anaerobe 2017; 48:70-75. 🇰🇷
  • ⏲ According to Ikeyama et al. (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Amedibacterium intestinale Ikeyama et al. 2020. Publication: Ikeyama N, Toyoda A, Morohoshi S, Kunihiro T, Murakami T, Mori H, Iino T, Ohkuma M, Sakamoto M. Amedibacterium intestinale gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces, and reclassification of Eubacterium dolichum Moore et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980) as Amedibacillus dolichus gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3656-3664. 🇯🇵
  • ❗ Absiella argi is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Absiella.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Absiella Paek et al. 2020

Assigned by: Paek J, Shin Y, Kim JS, Kim H, Kook JK, Paek WK, Chang YH. Description of Absiella argi gen. nov., sp. nov., and transfer of Eubacterium dolichum and Eubacterium tortuosum to the genus Absiella as Absiella dolichum comb. nov. and Absiella tortuosum comb. nov. Anaerobe 2017; 48:70-75. 🇰🇷

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