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. part. adj. scatoligenes, skatole-producing

Gender: 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

• 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 2024-03-27.

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