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Species Gulosibacter faecalis
Name: Gulosibacter faecalis (Lin et al. 2004) Nouioui et al. 2018
Basonym: Zimmermannella faecalis Lin et al. 2004
Etymology: fae.ca’lis. N.L. masc. adj. faecalis, faecal
Pronunciation, gender: fa͡e-KA-lis, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 13722; B 187; CCUG 37873; IAM 15030; IFO 15706; JCM 12866; NBRC 15706; TISTR 1514
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF300651
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 184. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3379-3393.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Zimmermannella faecalis Lin et al. 2004 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
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Emendations:
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Li et al. 2020
Li G, Li Q, Chen X, Jiang L, Zhang K, An D, Lang L, Jiang Y, Han L, Huang X, et al. Gulosibacter macacae sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from Macaca mulatta faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5115-5122.
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6021-6023.
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Li et al. 2020
Li G, Li Q, Chen X, Jiang L, Zhang K, An D, Lang L, Jiang Y, Han L, Huang X, et al. Gulosibacter macacae sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from Macaca mulatta faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5115-5122.
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07722 (N = 58).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.
Parent taxon: Gulosibacter Manaia et al. 2004
Assigned by:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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Record number: 798259
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