Name: Slackia equolifaciens Jin et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.quo.li.fa’ci.ens. N.L. neut. n. equol -olis, equol; L. pres. part. faciens, making; N.L. part. adj. equolifaciens, equol-producing

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCUG 58231; DSM 24851; DZE; JCM 16059

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB910741 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jin JS, Kitahara M, Sakamoto M, Hattori M, Benno Y. Slackia equolifaciens sp. nov., a human intestinal bacterium capable of producing equol. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1721-1724.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2511-2512.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 10 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Slackia Wade et al. 1999

Assigned by: Jin JS, Kitahara M, Sakamoto M, Hattori M, Benno Y. Slackia equolifaciens sp. nov., a human intestinal bacterium capable of producing equol. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1721-1724.

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Record number: 788658