Name: Oscillibacter valericigenes Iino et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: va.le.ri.ci.ge’nes. N.L. neut. n. acidum valericum, valeric acid; Gr. suff. -genes, producing; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. masc. part. adj. valericigenes, producing valeric acid

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 18026; NBRC 101213; Sjm18-20

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16S rRNA gene: AB238598 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Iino T, Mori K, Tanaka K, Suzuki K, Harayama S. Oscillibacter valericigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., a valerate-producing anaerobic bacterium isolated from the alimentary canal of a Japanese corbicula clam. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1840-1845.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2451-2452.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Le Roy et al. 2020 Le Roy T, Van der Smissen P, Paquot A, Delzenne N, Muccioli GG, Collet JF, Cani PD. Dysosmobacter welbionis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces and emended description of the genus Oscillibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4851-4858. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6021-6023.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Oscillibacter Iino et al. 2007. Publication: Iino T, Mori K, Tanaka K, Suzuki K, Harayama S. Oscillibacter valericigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., a valerate-producing anaerobic bacterium isolated from the alimentary canal of a Japanese corbicula clam. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1840-1845.
  • 😷 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 17 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Oscillibacter Iino et al. 2007

Assigned by: Iino T, Mori K, Tanaka K, Suzuki K, Harayama S. Oscillibacter valericigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., a valerate-producing anaerobic bacterium isolated from the alimentary canal of a Japanese corbicula clam. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1840-1845.

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