Name: Faecalibacter macacae Chen et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ca’cae. N.L. fem. n. Macaca, genus of macaque monkeys; N.L. gen. fem. n. macacae, of the genus Macaca

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2016016; KCTC 52109; YIM 102668

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX214305 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen X, Li GD, Wei YF, Li YL, Yu H, Zhang K, Jiang CL, Jiang Y. Faecalibacter macacae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the faeces of Macaca assamensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:751-758.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2967-2971.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Faecalibacter Chen et al. 2020. Publication: Chen X, Li GD, Wei YF, Li YL, Yu H, Zhang K, Jiang CL, Jiang Y. Faecalibacter macacae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the faeces of Macaca assamensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:751-758.
  • According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species has been classified within the Flavobacteriaceae and affiliates among Weeksellaceae". 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: Faecalibacter Chen et al. 2020

Assigned by: Chen X, Li GD, Wei YF, Li YL, Yu H, Zhang K, Jiang CL, Jiang Y. Faecalibacter macacae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the faeces of Macaca assamensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:751-758.

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