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Species Butyricicoccus pullicaecorum
Name: Butyricicoccus pullicaecorum Eeckhaut et al. 2008
Etymology: pul.li.cae.co’rum. L. masc. adj. pullus, a chicken; N.L. neut. n. caecum, caecum (can be noun or adjective); N.L. gen. neut. pl. n. caecorum, of caeca; N.L. gen. neut. pl. n. pullicaecorum, of the caeca of chickens
Type strain: 25-3; CCUG 55265; DSM 23266; LMG 24109
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
EU410376
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Eeckhaut V, Van Immerseel F, Teirlynck E, Pasmans F, Fievez V, Snauwaert C, Haesebrouck F, Ducatelle R, Louis P, Vandamme P. Butyricicoccus pullicaecorum gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, butyrate-producing bacterium isolated from the caecal content of a broiler chicken. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2799-2802. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:452-453.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Butyricicoccus Eeckhaut et al. 2008.
Publication:
Eeckhaut V, Van Immerseel F, Teirlynck E, Pasmans F, Fievez V, Snauwaert C, Haesebrouck F, Ducatelle R, Louis P, Vandamme P. Butyricicoccus pullicaecorum gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, butyrate-producing bacterium isolated from the caecal content of a broiler chicken. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2799-2802. 🇧🇪
- 😷 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 44 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Butyricicoccus Eeckhaut et al. 2008.
Publication:
Eeckhaut V, Van Immerseel F, Teirlynck E, Pasmans F, Fievez V, Snauwaert C, Haesebrouck F, Ducatelle R, Louis P, Vandamme P. Butyricicoccus pullicaecorum gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, butyrate-producing bacterium isolated from the caecal content of a broiler chicken. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2799-2802.
Parent taxon: Butyricicoccus Eeckhaut et al. 2008
Assigned by:
Eeckhaut V, Van Immerseel F, Teirlynck E, Pasmans F, Fievez V, Snauwaert C, Haesebrouck F, Ducatelle R, Louis P, Vandamme P. Butyricicoccus pullicaecorum gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, butyrate-producing bacterium isolated from the caecal content of a broiler chicken. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2799-2802. 🇧🇪
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Record number: 787662
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