Name: Anaerofustis stercorihominis Finegold et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ster.co.ri.ho’mi.nis. L. neut. n. stercus (gen. stercoris), dung, excrements, ordure; L. gen. masc. n. hominis, of human; N.L. gen. masc. n. stercorihominis, of human feces

Pronunciation, gender: ster-ko-ri-HO-mi-nis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-858; CCUG 47767; DSM 17244; WAL 14563

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ518871 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Finegold SM, Lawson PA, Vaisanen ML, Molitoris DR, Song Y, Liu C, Collins MD. Anaerofustis stercorihominis gen. nov., sp. nov., from human feces. Anaerobe 2004; 10:41-45.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 98. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1005-1006.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Anaerofustis Finegold et al. 2004. Publication: Finegold SM, Lawson PA, Vaisanen ML, Molitoris DR, Song Y, Liu C, Collins MD. Anaerofustis stercorihominis gen. nov., sp. nov., from human feces. Anaerobe 2004; 10:41-45.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), no evidence of human infection was found for this species. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0.
  • 🧍 In the etymology provided by Finegold et al. 2004, the L. n. stercus is erroneously cited as stercor. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.

Parent taxon: Anaerofustis Finegold et al. 2004

Assigned by: Finegold SM, Lawson PA, Vaisanen ML, Molitoris DR, Song Y, Liu C, Collins MD. Anaerofustis stercorihominis gen. nov., sp. nov., from human feces. Anaerobe 2004; 10:41-45.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/anaerofustis-stercorihominisCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 773253