Name: Anaerostipes amylophilus Hitch et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.my.lo’phi.lus. Gr. neut. n. amylon, starch; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. masc. adj. amylophilus, starch-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: an-a-e-ro-STI-pes a-my-LO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 108065; H1_26; JCM 34801

Effective publication: Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Oren A, Overmann J, Lawley TD, Clavel T. Automated analysis of genomic sequences facilitates high-throughput and comprehensive description of bacteria. ISME Commun 2021; 1:16. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 204. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5260.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Anaerostipes Schwiertz et al. 2002

Assigned by: Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Oren A, Overmann J, Lawley TD, Clavel T. Automated analysis of genomic sequences facilitates high-throughput and comprehensive description of bacteria. ISME Commun 2021; 1:16. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 28136