Species Christensenella tenuis

Name: Christensenella tenuis Liu et al. 2022

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: te’nu.is. L. fem. adj. tenuis, thin, slim, referring to the predicted potential function of the strain in weight-loss

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: k^hris-ten-se-NEL-la TE-nu-is, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.32808; KCTC 25087; NSJ 35

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

Effective publication: Liu C, Du MX, Abuduaini R, Yu HY, Li DH, Wang YJ, Zhou N, Jiang MZ, Niu PX, Han SS, et al. Enlightening the taxonomy darkness of human gut microbiomes with a cultured biobank. Microbiome 2021; 9:119. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 205. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5331.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Christensenella Morotomi et al. 2012

Assigned by: Liu C, Du MX, Abuduaini R, Yu HY, Li DH, Wang YJ, Zhou N, Jiang MZ, Niu PX, Han SS, et al. Enlightening the taxonomy darkness of human gut microbiomes with a cultured biobank. Microbiome 2021; 9:119. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 28876