Name: Christensenella minuta Morotomi et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mi.nu’ta. L. fem. part. adj. minuta, little, small, minute, referring to the cell and colony size

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 22607; JCM 16072; YIT 12065

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB490809 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Morotomi M, Nagai F, Watanabe Y. Description of Christensenella minuta gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces, which forms a distinct branch in the order Clostridiales, and proposal of Christensenellaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:144-149.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:757-758.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Christensenella Morotomi et al. 2012. Publication: Morotomi M, Nagai F, Watanabe Y. Description of Christensenella minuta gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces, which forms a distinct branch in the order Clostridiales, and proposal of Christensenellaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:144-149.

Parent taxon: Christensenella Morotomi et al. 2012

Assigned by: Morotomi M, Nagai F, Watanabe Y. Description of Christensenella minuta gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces, which forms a distinct branch in the order Clostridiales, and proposal of Christensenellaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:144-149.

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Record number: 789615