Name: Fusicatenibacter saccharivorans Takada et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sac.cha.ri’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. saccharum, sugar; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring, digesting; N.L. masc. part. adj. saccharivorans, sugar-digesting

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fu-si-ka-te-ni-BAK-ter sak-k^ha-RI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: DSM 26062; HT03-11; JCM 18507; YIT 12554

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16S rRNA gene: AB698910 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Takada T, Kurakawa T, Tsuji H, Nomoto K. Fusicatenibacter saccharivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3691-3696. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:6-7.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Fusicatenibacter Takada et al. 2013. Publication: Takada T, Kurakawa T, Tsuji H, Nomoto K. Fusicatenibacter saccharivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3691-3696. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Fusicatenibacter Takada et al. 2013

Assigned by: Takada T, Kurakawa T, Tsuji H, Nomoto K. Fusicatenibacter saccharivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3691-3696. 🇯🇵

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