Name: Christensenella hongkongensis (Lau et al. 2014) Liu et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Catabacter hongkongensis Lau et al. 2014

Etymology: hong.kong.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. hongkongensis, pertaining to Hong Kong, SAR, PR China

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCUG 54229; DSM 18959; HKU16; JCM 17853

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB671763 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liu X, Sutter JL, de la Cuesta-Zuluaga J, Waters JL, Youngblut ND, Ley RE. Reclassification of Catabacter hongkongensis as Christensenella hongkongensis comb. nov. based on whole genome analysis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4774.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4850.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Catabacter hongkongensis Lau et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Catabacter hongkongensis" Lau et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Catabacter hongkongensis Lau et al. 2014, which has a risk group (Canada) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Catabacter hongkongensis Lau et al. 2014, which has a risk group (Germany) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Christensenella Morotomi et al. 2012

Assigned by: Liu X, Sutter JL, de la Cuesta-Zuluaga J, Waters JL, Youngblut ND, Ley RE. Reclassification of Catabacter hongkongensis as Christensenella hongkongensis comb. nov. based on whole genome analysis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4774.

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Record number: 2988