Name: Flavonifractor porci Niu et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: por’ci. L. gen. masc. n. porci, of a pig

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … POR-ki, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.18055; KCTC 25793; P01024

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

Valid publication: Niu HY, Zhang J, Huang HJ, Sun XW, Chen HY, Wang XM, Liu C, Bi MX, Liu SJ. Flavonifractor porci sp. nov. and Flintibacter porci sp. nov., two novel butyrate-producing bacteria of the family Oscillospiraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6767. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6792.

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 2025-05-06.
  • 🙆 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: Flavonifractor Carlier et al. 2010

Assigned by: Niu HY, Zhang J, Huang HJ, Sun XW, Chen HY, Wang XM, Liu C, Bi MX, Liu SJ. Flavonifractor porci sp. nov. and Flintibacter porci sp. nov., two novel butyrate-producing bacteria of the family Oscillospiraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6767. 🇨🇳

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/flavonifractor-porciCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 65076