Anaerostipes stercorihominis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces
Tomoki Tanabe, Atsushi Hisatomi, Moriya Ohkuma, Mitsuo Sakamoto, Akihito Endo · 2026
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Description
Tomoki Tanabe and co-authors name in 2026 a new species of gut bacterium found in human feces. The genus Anaerostipes is known for making butyrate, a food for the gut lining. The strain came from a healthy adult during a broad effort to culture gut microbes.
Gene comparisons placed the strain inside the genus but well apart from every known species. Its body chemistry, enzyme set, and narrow range of usable sugars also set it apart. The authors name it Anaerostipes stercorihominis and deposit the type strain in two collections. Along the way they found two named species that look identical by gene measures, and propose merging them.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tomoki Tanabe, Atsushi Hisatomi, Moriya Ohkuma, Mitsuo Sakamoto, Akihito Endo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |