Adlercreutzia
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| Genus: | Adlercreutzia
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| A. equolifaciens | |
Adlercreutzia is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).[1]
Etymology
The generic name derives from H. Adlercreutzm, 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
- ^ Classification of Genera AC in LPSN; Parte, Aidan C.; Sardà Carbasse, Joaquim; Meier-Kolthoff, Jan P.; Reimer, Lorenz C.; Göker, Markus (1 November 2020). "List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70 (11): 5607–5612. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.004332.
- ^ a b Adlercreutzia in LPSN; Parte, Aidan C.; Sardà Carbasse, Joaquim; Meier-Kolthoff, Jan P.; Reimer, Lorenz C.; Göker, Markus (1 November 2020). "List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70 (11): 5607–5612. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.004332.
- ^ 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.