Intestinibaculum
| Intestinibaculum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Erysipelotrichia |
| Order: | Erysipelotrichales |
| Family: | Erysipelotrichaceae |
| Genus: | Intestinibaculum Kim et al., 2020 |
| Species | |
Intestinibaculum is a genus of strictly anaerobic, Gram-positive bacteria in the family Erysipelotrichaceae. It was first described in 2019 following the isolation of its type species, Intestinibaculum porci, from the small intestine of a pig.
Taxonomy and nomenclature
[edit]The genus Intestinibaculum was proposed in 2019 after the isolation and characterization of strain SG0102T from the small intestine of a pig. The genus name is derived from Latin: "intestini" (intestine) and "baculum" (rod). The species epithet "porci" refers to its porcine origin.[1]
Morphology and physiology
[edit]Intestinibaculum species are rod-shaped, non-motile, Gram-positive, and strictly anaerobic. The type strain SG0102T grows optimally at 37 °C and pH 7.0. It tolerates up to 3% NaCl but does not grow above that concentration. Cells are catalase-negative and fermentative. Major fatty acids include C16:0, C16:0 DMA, and C18:2 ω9,12c. Peptidoglycan contains meso-diaminopimelic acid.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Kim, J.N.; Kim, M.S.; Jung, M.Y.; Chun, J.; Jeong, J.J.; Park, S.J.; Roh, S.W. (2020). "Intestinibaculum porci gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the small intestine of swine". Journal of Microbiology. 58 (3): 223–229. doi:10.1007/s12275-019-8631-8.