Name: Slackia faecicanis Lawson et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fae.ci.ca’nis. L. fem. n. faex (gen. faecis), faeces; L. gen. masc./fem. n. canis, dog; N.L. gen. masc./fem. n. faecicanis, from dog faeces [probably better: faeciscanis or canifaecis]

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 5WC12; CCUG 48399; CIP 108281; DSM 17537; JCM 14555

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ608686 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lawson PA, Greetham HL, Gibson GR, Giffard C, Falsen E, Collins MD. Slackia faecicanis sp. nov., isolated from canine faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1243-1246.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1747-1749.

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. — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Slackia Wade et al. 1999

Assigned by: Lawson PA, Greetham HL, Gibson GR, Giffard C, Falsen E, Collins MD. Slackia faecicanis sp. nov., isolated from canine faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1243-1246.

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Record number: 780952