Name: Alistipes finegoldii Rautio et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fi.ne.gol’di.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. finegoldii, of Finegold, in honor of Sydney Finegold, a researcher in anaerobic bacteriology and infectious diseases clinician

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-li-STI-pes fi-ne-GOL-di-i, masculine

Type strain: AHN 2437; ANH 2437; CCUG 46020; CIP 107999; DSM 17242; JCM 16770

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB554230 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Rautio M, Eerola E, Vaisanen-Tunkelrott ML, Molitoris D, Lawson P, Collins MD, Jousimies-Somer H. Reclassification of Bacteroides putredinis (Weinberg et al., 1937) in a new genus Alistipes gen. nov., as Alistipes putredinis comb. nov., and description of Alistipes finegoldii sp. nov., from human sources. Syst Appl Microbiol 2003; 26:182-188. 🇫🇮

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 94. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1701-1702.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.13694 (N = 3).
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 90 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mavromatis K, Stackebrandt E, Munk C, Lapidus A, Nolan M, Lucas S, Hammon N, Deshpande S, Cheng JF, Tapia R, et al. Complete genome sequence of the bile-resistant pigment-producing anaerobe Alistipes finegoldii type strain (AHN2437^T). Stand Genomic Sci 2013; 8:26-36. 🇩🇪
  • 🧍 The strain CIP 107999 has been provided on request for validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 94. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1701-1702.

Parent taxon: Alistipes Rautio et al. 2003

Assigned by: Rautio M, Eerola E, Vaisanen-Tunkelrott ML, Molitoris D, Lawson P, Collins MD, Jousimies-Somer H. Reclassification of Bacteroides putredinis (Weinberg et al., 1937) in a new genus Alistipes gen. nov., as Alistipes putredinis comb. nov., and description of Alistipes finegoldii sp. nov., from human sources. Syst Appl Microbiol 2003; 26:182-188. 🇫🇮

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