Name: Anaerotruncus colihominis Lawson et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: co.li.ho’mi.nis. L. neut. n. colum, colon (alternative form of colon); L. gen. masc. n. hominis, of man; N.L. gen. masc. n. colihominis, of the gut of man

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 14565; CCUG 45055; CIP 107754; DSM 17241; JCM 15631; WAL 14565

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ315980 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lawson PA, Song Y, Liu C, Molitoris DR, Vaisanen ML, Collins MD, Finegold SM. Anaerotruncus colihominis gen. nov., sp. nov., from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:413-417.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1007-1009.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Anaerotruncus Lawson et al. 2004. Publication: Lawson PA, Song Y, Liu C, Molitoris DR, Vaisanen ML, Collins MD, Finegold SM. Anaerotruncus colihominis gen. nov., sp. nov., from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:413-417.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 14 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Anaerotruncus Lawson et al. 2004

Assigned by: Lawson PA, Song Y, Liu C, Molitoris DR, Vaisanen ML, Collins MD, Finegold SM. Anaerotruncus colihominis gen. nov., sp. nov., from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:413-417.

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