Faecalibacterium Duncan et al. 2002
General information
Name
Faecalibacterium
Valid publication
2002
Nomenclature type
Faecalibacterium prausnitzii
Etymology
N.L. adj. <i>faecalis</i> (from L. n. <i>faex faecis</i>), pertaining to feces; L. neut. n. <i>bacterium</i>, a small rod; N.L. neut. n. <i>Faecalibacterium</i>, rod from feces, as this bacterium is abundant in feces, with the colon its presumed habitat.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Gram-negative, non-spore-forming and strictly anaerobic. The non-motile organism produces butyrate, D-lactate and formate, and utilizes acetate. Genomic DNA G+C content is 47-57 mol% (Tm).
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
MSG071140 | 'Faecalibacterium hominis' | Species | |
M021702011509001 | Faecalibacterium prausnitzii | Species | 853 |
References
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Duncan, S.H., Hold, G.L., Harmsen, H.J.M., Stewart, C.S., and Flint, H. J. Growth requirements and fermentation products of Fusobacterium prausnitzii, and a proposal to reclassify it as Faecalibacterium prausnitzii gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2002) 52:2141-2146.[DOI:10.1099/00207713-52-6-2141]
[PMID:12508881]