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Species Mediterraneibacter gnavus
Name: Mediterraneibacter gnavus (Moore et al. 1976) Togo et al. 2023
Basonym: Ruminococcus gnavus Moore et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: gna’vus. L. masc. adj. gnavus, busy, active [referring to the active fermentative ability of this species]
Type strain: ATCC 29149; JCM 6515; VPI C7-9
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB910745
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Togo AH, Diop A, Bittar F, Maraninchi M, Valero R, Armstrong N, Dubourg G, Labas N, Richez M, Delerce J, et al. Description of Mediterraneibacter massiliensis, gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus isolated from the gut microbiota of an obese patient and reclassification of Ruminococcus faecis, Ruminococcus lactaris, Ruminococcus torques, Ruminococcus gnavus and Clostridium glycyrrhizinilyticum as Mediterraneibacter faecis comb. nov., Mediterraneibacter lactaris comb. nov., Mediterraneibacter torques comb. nov., Mediterraneibacter gnavus comb. nov. and Mediterraneibacter glycyrrhizinilyticus comb. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:2107-2128. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 213. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5997.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Ruminococcus gnavus Moore et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03676 (N = 65).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
Parent taxon: Mediterraneibacter Togo et al. 2019
Assigned by:
Togo AH, Diop A, Bittar F, Maraninchi M, Valero R, Armstrong N, Dubourg G, Labas N, Richez M, Delerce J, et al. Description of Mediterraneibacter massiliensis, gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus isolated from the gut microbiota of an obese patient and reclassification of Ruminococcus faecis, Ruminococcus lactaris, Ruminococcus torques, Ruminococcus gnavus and Clostridium glycyrrhizinilyticum as Mediterraneibacter faecis comb. nov., Mediterraneibacter lactaris comb. nov., Mediterraneibacter torques comb. nov., Mediterraneibacter gnavus comb. nov. and Mediterraneibacter glycyrrhizinilyticus comb. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:2107-2128.
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Record number: 40587
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