Name: Acetatifactor muris Pfeiffer et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mu’ris. L. masc./fem. n. mus (gen. muris), a mouse; L. gen. masc./fem. n. muris, of a mouse

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ke-ta-ti-FAK-tor MU-ris, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-2170; CT-m2; DSM 23669

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HM989805 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Pfeiffer N, Desmarchelier C, Blaut M, Daniel H, Haller D, Clavel T. Acetatifactor muris gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from the intestine of an obese mouse. Arch Microbiol 2012; 194:901-907. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 149. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Acetatifactor Pfeiffer et al. 2013. Publication: Pfeiffer N, Desmarchelier C, Blaut M, Daniel H, Haller D, Clavel T. Acetatifactor muris gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from the intestine of an obese mouse. Arch Microbiol 2012; 194:901-907. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "default: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1; ATCC BAA-2170: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 9 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Acetatifactor Pfeiffer et al. 2013

Assigned by: Pfeiffer N, Desmarchelier C, Blaut M, Daniel H, Haller D, Clavel T. Acetatifactor muris gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from the intestine of an obese mouse. Arch Microbiol 2012; 194:901-907. 🇩🇪

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