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Species Tractidigestivibacter scatoligenes
Name: Tractidigestivibacter scatoligenes (Li et al. 2015) Zgheib et al. 2021
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, 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)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Olsenella scatoligenes Li et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🥇 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.
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🥇 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.
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
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