Name: Tractidigestivibacter scatoligenes (Li et al. 2015) Zgheib et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Olsenella scatoligenes Li et al. 2015

Etymology: sca.to.li’ge.nes. N.L. n. scatolum, skatole; Gr. suff. -genes, producing; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. masc. part. adj. scatoligenes, skatole-producing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ska-to-LI-ge-nes, masculine

Type strain: DSM 28304; JCM 19907; SK9K4

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX905358 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zgheib R, Anani H, Meng MM, Mailhe M, Ricaboni D, Morand A, Caputo A, Traore SI, Fontanini A, Armstrong N, et al. New human-associated species of the family Atopobiaceae and proposal to reclassify members of the genus Olsenella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4819. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4907.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Olsenella scatoligenes Li et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Tractidigestivibacter Zgheib et al. 2021. Publication: Zgheib R, Anani H, Meng MM, Mailhe M, Ricaboni D, Morand A, Caputo A, Traore SI, Fontanini A, Armstrong N, et al. New human-associated species of the family Atopobiaceae and proposal to reclassify members of the genus Olsenella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4819. 🇫🇷
  • 🎓 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 risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Tractidigestivibacter Zgheib et al. 2021

Assigned by: Zgheib R, Anani H, Meng MM, Mailhe M, Ricaboni D, Morand A, Caputo A, Traore SI, Fontanini A, Armstrong N, et al. New human-associated species of the family Atopobiaceae and proposal to reclassify members of the genus Olsenella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4819. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 19490