Name: "Acidaminococcus provencensis" Takakura et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.ven.cen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. provencensis, from Provence, the region in France, where the strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-da-mi-no-KOK-kus pro-wen-KEN-sis, masculine

Nomenclatural type: CSUR P4266; Marseille P4266

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16S rRNA gene: LT969383 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Takakura T, Anani H, Fadlane A, Fontanini A, Raoult D, Bou Khalil JY. Acidaminococcus provencensis sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from a fresh human stool specimen. New Microbes New Infect 2019; 31:100573. 🇫🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Acidaminococcus hominis Abdugheni et al. 2023

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acidaminococcus hominis Abdugheni et al. 2023	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Heng (2026), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Acidaminococcus hominis Abdugheni et al. 2023. Publication: Heng YC. Sequence-based reclassification of seven species within the families Acidaminococcaceae and Sporomusaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7239. 🇸🇬

Parent taxon: Acidaminococcus Rogosa 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Takakura T, Anani H, Fadlane A, Fontanini A, Raoult D, Bou Khalil JY. Acidaminococcus provencensis sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from a fresh human stool specimen. New Microbes New Infect 2019; 31:100573. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 1831

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