Name: Agathobaculum butyriciproducens Ahn et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bu.ty.ri.ci.pro.du’cens. N.L. neut. n. acidum butyricum, butyric acid; L. pres. part. producens, producing; N.L. neut. part. adj. butyriciproducens, producing butyric acid

Pronunciation, gender: bu-ty-ri-ki-pro-DU-kens, neuter

Type strain: DSM 100391; KCTC 15532; SR79

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16S rRNA gene: KP889099 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ahn S, Jin TE, Chang DH, Rhee MS, Kim HJ, Lee SJ, Park DS, Kim BC. Agathobaculum butyriciproducens gen. nov.  sp. nov., a strict anaerobic, butyrate-producing gut bacterium isolated from human faeces and reclassification of Eubacterium desmolans as Agathobaculum desmolans comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3656-3661.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4921-4923.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Agathobaculum Ahn et al. 2016. Publication: Ahn S, Jin TE, Chang DH, Rhee MS, Kim HJ, Lee SJ, Park DS, Kim BC. Agathobaculum butyriciproducens gen. nov.  sp. nov., a strict anaerobic, butyrate-producing gut bacterium isolated from human faeces and reclassification of Eubacterium desmolans as Agathobaculum desmolans comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3656-3661.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 14 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Agathobaculum Ahn et al. 2016

Assigned by: Ahn S, Jin TE, Chang DH, Rhee MS, Kim HJ, Lee SJ, Park DS, Kim BC. Agathobaculum butyriciproducens gen. nov.  sp. nov., a strict anaerobic, butyrate-producing gut bacterium isolated from human faeces and reclassification of Eubacterium desmolans as Agathobaculum desmolans comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3656-3661.

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