| Olsenella absiana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Coriobacteriia |
| Order: | Coriobacteriales |
| Family: | Atopobiaceae |
| Genus: | Olsenella |
| Species: | O. absiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Olsenella absiana Paek et al. 2024 | |
| Type strain | |
| YH-ols2223T (= KCTC 25800, NBRC 116680) | |
Olsenella absiana is a species of Gram-positive short-rod-shaped, obligately anaerobic bacterium in the family Atopobiaceae. It was originally isolated from the faeces of a domestic pig on a farm in South Korea and described as a novel species in 2024. [1]
The specific epithet absiana is an arbitrary adjective honouring the ABS Research Support Center at the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB).
