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Species Mediterraneibacter butyricigenes
Name: Mediterraneibacter butyricigenes Kim et al. 2019
Etymology: bu.ty.ri.ci’ge.nes. N.L. neut. n. acidum butyricum, butyric acid; Gr. suff. -genes, forming; N.L. masc. part. adj. butyricigenes, butyric acid forming
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … bu-ty-ri-KI-ge-nes, masculine
Type strain: CCUG 72830; KCTC 15684; KGMB01110
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LC423447
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Kim JS, Lee KC, Suh MK, Han KI, Eom MK, Lee JH, Park SH, Kang SW, Park JE, Oh BS, et al. Mediterraneibacter butyricigenes sp. nov., a butyrate-producing bacterium isolated from human faeces. J Microbiol 2019; 57:38-44. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 187. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1247-1250.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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.
Parent taxon: Mediterraneibacter Togo et al. 2019
Assigned by:
Kim JS, Lee KC, Suh MK, Han KI, Eom MK, Lee JH, Park SH, Kang SW, Park JE, Oh BS, et al. Mediterraneibacter butyricigenes sp. nov., a butyrate-producing bacterium isolated from human faeces. J Microbiol 2019; 57:38-44. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 800743
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