Anaerobutyricum

Anaerobutyricum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Clostridia
Order:	Eubacteriales
Family:	Lachnospiraceae
Genus:	Anaerobutyricum Shetty et al. 2018
Type species
Anaerobutyricum hallii
Species
Anaerobutyricum hallii Anaerobutyricum soehngenii

Anaerobutyricum is a genus of Gram-positive, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria in the family Lachnospiraceae. These bacteria are important members of the gut microbiota and are known for their ability to produce short-chain fatty acids such as butyrate and propionate through the fermentation of dietary substrates.

Taxonomy

The genus was established in 2018 when Eubacterium hallii was reclassified as Anaerobutyricum hallii, and a new species, Anaerobutyricum soehngenii, was described. ^[1] The classification was based on genomic and phenotypic differences that justified separation from the polyphyletic genus Eubacterium .

As of now, the genus comprises two recognized species:

• Anaerobutyricum hallii – formerly Eubacterium hallii
• Anaerobutyricum soehngenii

Ecology and physiology

Species of Anaerobutyricum are typically isolated from human or infant feces, where they play a role in fermenting carbohydrates and organic acids. They are non-spore-forming and non-motile, and grow under strictly anaerobic conditions.

References

1. Shetty, S. A.; Zuffa, S.; Bui, T. P. N.; Aalvink, S.; Smidt, H.; De Vos, W. M. (2018). "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". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 68 (12): 3741–3746. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.003041. hdl: 10138/289230 . PMID   30351260.

External links

• LPSN – Anaerobutyricum
• NCBI Taxonomy Browser