Name: Slackia isoflavoniconvertens Matthies et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: i.so.fla.vo.ni.con.ver’tens. N.L. neut. n. isoflavonum, isoflavone; L. pres. part. convertens, converting; N.L. part. adj. isoflavoniconvertens, isoflavone converting

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCUG 57679; DSM 22006; JCM 16137; strain HE8

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16S rRNA gene: AB566418 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Matthies A, Blaut M, Braune A. Isolation of a human intestinal bacterium capable of daidzein and genistein conversion. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75:1740-1744.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 129. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2129-2130.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 16 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 The culture collection accession number CCUG 57679 has been provided at the time of request for valid publication of the name. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 129. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2129-2130.

Parent taxon: Slackia Wade et al. 1999

Assigned by: Matthies A, Blaut M, Braune A. Isolation of a human intestinal bacterium capable of daidzein and genistein conversion. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75:1740-1744.

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