Name: Butyricicoccus faecihominis Takada et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fae.ci.ho’mi.nis. L. fem. n. faex (gen. faecis), the dregs, faeces; L. gen. masc. n. hominis, of a human being; N.L. gen. masc. n. faecihominis, of human faeces [probably better: faecishominis or hominifaecis]

Pronunciation, gender: fa͡e-ki-HO-mi-nis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 100989; JCM 31056; KS-2; YIT 12789

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC082228 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Takada T, Watanabe K, Makino H, Kushiro A. Reclassification of Eubacterium desmolans as Butyricicoccus desmolans comb. nov., and description of Butyricicoccus faecihominis sp. nov., a butyrate-producing bacterium from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4125-4131. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species may be reclassified as Agathobaculum". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Butyricicoccus Eeckhaut et al. 2008

Assigned by: Takada T, Watanabe K, Makino H, Kushiro A. Reclassification of Eubacterium desmolans as Butyricicoccus desmolans comb. nov., and description of Butyricicoccus faecihominis sp. nov., a butyrate-producing bacterium from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4125-4131. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 794664