Adlercreutzia

Adlercreutzia is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).[1]

Adlercreutzia
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
"Actinobacteria"
Class:
Actinobacteria
Subclass:
Coriobacteridae
Order:
Coriobacteriales
Suborder:
"Coriobacterineae"
Family:
Coriobacteriaceae
Genus:
Adlercreutzia
Type species
A. equolifaciens

Etymology
See also: List of bacterial genera named after personal names

The generic name derives from H. Adlercreutz, a professor at the University of Helsinki in Finland, for his contributions to research on the effects of phytoestrogens on human health.[2]

Species

The genus contains a single species,[2] namely A. equolifaciens (Maruo et al. 2008, type species of the genus, New Latin equol; Latin faciens, making; to give equolifaciens, equol-producing.)[3]

See also

References
  1. Classification of Genera AC entry in LPSN; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.
  2. Adlercreutzia entry in LPSN; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.
  3. Maruo, T.; Sakamoto, M.; Ito, C.; Toda, T.; Benno, Y. (2008). "Adlercreutzia equolifaciens gen. Nov., sp. Nov., an equol-producing bacterium isolated from human faeces, and emended description of the genus Eggerthella". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 58 (5): 1221–1227. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65404-0. PMID 18450717.
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