Intestinimonas Kläring et al. 2013
General information
Name
Intestinimonas
Valid publication
2013
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Firmicutes.
Clostridia.
Clostridiales.
Intestinimonas
Nomenclature type
Intestinimonas butyriciproducens
Etymology
L. n. <i>intestinum</i>, gut, intestine; L. fem. n. <i>monas</i>, a monad, unit; N.L. fem. n. <i>Intestinimonas</i>, a unit (bacterium) isolated from the intestine.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Gram-positive, strictly anaerobic, grow well at 25-45°C and form terminal or subterminal endospores. Motility is not observed. Major fermentation products in WCA broth are butyrate and acetate. Cellular fatty acids are mostly saturated (91.9%), including C14:0 methyl ester and C18:0 dimethyl acetal as the two major fatty acids. Respiratory quinones are not detected.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
MSG071145 | 'Intestinimonas gabonensis' | Species | |
MSG071153 | 'Intestinimonas massiliensis' | Species | |
M021702010012001 | Intestinimonas butyriciproducens | Species | 1297617 |
References
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Kläring, K., Hanske, L., Bui, N., Charrier, C., Blaut, M., Haller, D., Plugge, C.M., and Clavel, T. Intestinimonas butyriciproducens gen. nov., sp. nov., a butyrate-producing bacterium from the mouse intestine. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2013) 63:4606-4612.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.051441-0]
[PMID:23918795]