Species Anaerobutyricum soehngenii

Name: Anaerobutyricum soehngenii Shetty et al. 2018

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: soehn.ge’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. soehngenii, in honour of the first Wageningen Professor of Microbiology, Nicolaas L. Soehngen, for his contribution to anaerobic microbiology

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: an-a-e-ro-bu-TY-ri-kum so͡ehn-GE-ni-i, neuter

Type strain: DSM 17630; KCTC 15707; L2-7

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16S rRNA gene: AJ270490 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shetty SA, Zuffa S, Bui TPN, Aalvink S, Smidt H, De Vos WM. Reclassification of Eubacterium hallii as Anaerobutyricum hallii gen. nov., comb. nov., and description of Anaerobutyricum soehngenii sp. nov., a butyrate and propionate-producing bacterium from infant faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3741-3746. 🇳🇱

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:600-601.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. The phrase "validly described" is misleading. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 20 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Anaerobutyricum Shetty et al. 2018

Assigned by: Shetty SA, Zuffa S, Bui TPN, Aalvink S, Smidt H, De Vos WM. Reclassification of Eubacterium hallii as Anaerobutyricum hallii gen. nov., comb. nov., and description of Anaerobutyricum soehngenii sp. nov., a butyrate and propionate-producing bacterium from infant faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3741-3746. 🇳🇱

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