Name: Anaerovibrio slackiae Wylensek et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: slac’ki.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. slackiae, named in honour of Prof. Emma Slack from the ETH in Zurich, Switzerland, for her scientific contribution to the field of immunology and oral vaccines in pigs

Pronunciation, gender: SLAK-ki-a͡e, masculine

Type strain: DSM 108025; JCM 34377; WCA-693-APC-5D-A

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Effective publication: Wylensek D, Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Afrizal A, Kumar N, Wortmann E, Liu T, Devendran S, Lesker TR, Hernandez SB, et al. A collection of bacterial isolates from the pig intestine reveals functional and taxonomic diversity. Nat Commun 2020; 11:6389.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 200. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4846.

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 risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Anaerovibrio Hungate 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Wylensek D, Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Afrizal A, Kumar N, Wortmann E, Liu T, Devendran S, Lesker TR, Hernandez SB, et al. A collection of bacterial isolates from the pig intestine reveals functional and taxonomic diversity. Nat Commun 2020; 11:6389.

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Record number: 20227