Fusicatenibacter

Fusicatenibacter
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Clostridia
Order:	Eubacteriales
Family:	Lachnospiraceae
Genus:	Fusicatenibacter; Takada et al. 2013
Type species
	Fusicatenibacter saccharivorans ;
Species
	Fusicatenibacter saccharivorans; Fusicatenibacter faecihominis ;

Last updated July 21, 2025

Fusicatenibacter is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria in the family Lachnospiraceae. It was first described in 2013 to accommodate the newly isolated species Fusicatenibacter saccharivorans , a butyrate-producing anaerobe from human feces.^[1]

Taxonomy

Recognized species within the genus Fusicatenibacter include:

Fusicatenibacter saccharivorans – the type species, described by Takada et al. in 2013 following its isolation from human feces.^[1]
Fusicatenibacter faecihominis – described by Afrizal et al. in 2022, isolated using anaerobic single-cell dispensing techniques.^[2]

References

1 2 Takada, T.; Kurakawa, T.; Tsuji, H.; Nomoto, K. (October 2013). "Fusicatenibacter saccharivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 63 (Pt 10): 3691–3696. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.045823-0. PMID 23625266.
↑ Afrizal, A.; Hitch, T.C.A.; Viehof, A.; Treichel, N.; Riedel, T.; Abt, B.; Buhl, E.M.; Kohlheyer, D.; Overmann, J.; Clavel, T. (2022). "Anaerobic single-cell dispensing facilitates the cultivation of human gut bacteria". Environmental Microbiology. 24 (9): 3861–3881. doi:10.1111/1462-2920.15935. PMID 35233904.

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[Takada2013-1] 1 2 Takada, T.; Kurakawa, T.; Tsuji, H.; Nomoto, K. (October 2013). "Fusicatenibacter saccharivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 63 (Pt 10): 3691–3696. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.045823-0. PMID 23625266.

[Afrizal2022-2] Afrizal, A.; Hitch, T.C.A.; Viehof, A.; Treichel, N.; Riedel, T.; Abt, B.; Buhl, E.M.; Kohlheyer, D.; Overmann, J.; Clavel, T. (2022). "Anaerobic single-cell dispensing facilitates the cultivation of human gut bacteria". Environmental Microbiology. 24 (9): 3861–3881. doi:10.1111/1462-2920.15935. PMID 35233904.

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