Name: Anaerostipes rhamnosivorans Bui et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: rham.no.si’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. rhamnosum, rhamnose; L. inf. v. vorare, to devour; N.L. masc. part. adj. rhamnosivorans, devouring rhamnose

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: an-a-e-ro-STI-pes r^ham-no-SI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: 1y-2; DSM 26241; KCTC 15316

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX273468 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bui TP, de Vos WM, Plugge CM. Anaerostipes rhamnosivorans sp. nov., a human intestinal, butyrate-forming bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:787-793. 🇳🇱

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1827-1829.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 8 times 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.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), no evidence of human infection was found for this species. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Anaerostipes Schwiertz et al. 2002

Assigned by: Bui TP, de Vos WM, Plugge CM. Anaerostipes rhamnosivorans sp. nov., a human intestinal, butyrate-forming bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:787-793. 🇳🇱

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Record number: 791606