Name: Anaerostipes faecis Forster et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fae’cis. L. gen. fem. n. faecis, of feces, referring to fecal origin

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … FA͡E-kis, masculine

Type strain: A14; CCUG 75084; DSM 113311

Effective publication: Forster SC, Clare S, Beresford-Jones BS, Harcourt K, Notley G, Stares MD, Kumar N, Soderholm AT, Adoum A, Wong H, et al. Identification of gut microbial species linked with disease variability in a widely used mouse model of colitis. Nat Microbiol 2022; 7:590-599. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 206. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5422.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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: Forster SC, Clare S, Beresford-Jones BS, Harcourt K, Notley G, Stares MD, Kumar N, Soderholm AT, Adoum A, Wong H, et al. Identification of gut microbial species linked with disease variability in a widely used mouse model of colitis. Nat Microbiol 2022; 7:590-599. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 29584