Butyricicoccus Eeckhaut et al. 2008
General information
Name
Butyricicoccus
Valid publication
2008
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Firmicutes.
Clostridia.
Clostridiales.
Clostridiaceae.
Butyricicoccus
Nomenclature type
Butyricicoccus pullicaecorum
Etymology
N.L. n. <i>acidum</i> <i>butyricum</i>, butyric acid; N.L. masc. n. <i>coccus</i> (from Gr. masc. n. <i>kokkos</i>, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. <i>Butyricicoccus</i>, coccoid-shaped bacterium that produces butyrate.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Cells are Gram-positive, anaerobic, non-motile, coccoid and usually arranged in pairs (occasionally in short chains). Produce butyrate, H2 and CO2 and utilize acetate in M2GSC broth. The phylogenetic position is in a novel lineage in the class Clostridia of the phylum Firmicutes.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
MSG050783 | 'Butyricicoccus muris' | Species | |
M021702010407002 | Butyricicoccus faecihominis | Species | 1712515 |
M021702010407003 | Butyricicoccus porcorum | Species | 1945634 |
M021702010407001 | Butyricicoccus pullicaecorum | Species | 501571 |
References
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Eeckhaut, V., van Immerseel, F., Teirlynck, E., Pasmans, F., Fievez, V., Snauwaert, C., Haesebrouck, F., Ducatelle, R., Louis, P., Vandamme, P. Butyricicoccus pullicaecorum gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, butyrate-producing bacterium isolated from the caecal content of a broiler chicken. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. (2008) 58:2799-2802.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.65730-0]
[PMID:19060061]