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Faecalibacillus

Faecalibacillus is a Gram-positive, obligately anaerobic long-rod-shaped and non-spore-forming genus from the family Erysipelotrichaceae with one known species. Faecalibacillus intestinalis has been isolated from human faeces.

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Faecalibacillus
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Erysipelotrichia
Order: Erysipelotrichales
Family: Coprobacillaceae
Genus: Faecalibacillus
Seo et al. 20191
Type species
Faecalibacillus intestinalis
Seo et al. 2019
Species
  • Faecalibacillus faecis
  • Faecalibacillus hominis
  • Faecalibacillus intestinalis

Faecalibacillus is a Gram-positive, obligately anaerobic long-rod-shaped and non-spore-forming genus from the family Erysipelotrichaceae with one known species (Faecalibacillus intestinalis).12 Faecalibacillus intestinalis has been isolated from human faeces.2

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)3 and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).4

16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024567 120 marker proteins based GTDB 09-RS2208910
Faecalibacillus

F. faecis Seo et al. 2019

F. intestinalis Seo et al. 2019

Clostridium ammoniilyticum Hitch et al. 2022

Faecalibacillus

F. faecis

F. intestinalis

References

References

  1. Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (13 June 2019). Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (eds.). "Taxonomic Abstract for the genera". NamesforLife, LLC. doi:10.1601/tx.34549. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Seo, Boram; Jeon, Kyungchan; Baek, Inwoo; Lee, Yung Mi; Baek, Kiwoon; Ko, GwangPyo (17 May 2019). "Faecalibacillus intestinalis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Faecalibacillus faecis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 69 (7): 2120–2128. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.003443. PMID 31099736.
  3. J.P. Euzéby. "Faecalibacillus". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  4. Sayers; et al. "Faecalibacillus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
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  6. "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  7. "LTP_10_2024 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  8. "GTDB release 09-RS220". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  9. "bac120_r220.sp_labels". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  10. "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2024.