Claveliimonas bilis

Claveliimonas bilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Clostridia
Order: Eubacteriales
Family: Lachnospiraceae
Genus: Claveliimonas
Species:
C. bilis
Binomial name
Claveliimonas bilis
Yura et al., 2023
Type strain
12BBH14T (=JCM 35899T =DSM 115701T)

Claveliimonas bilis is a newly described species of anaerobic, deoxycholic acid-producing bacteria belonging to the family Lachnospiraceae. First isolated from human feces in Japan and validly published in 2023, it also led to the reclassification of Sellimonas monacensis into this new genus as Claveliimonas monacensis[1][2].

Description

Claveliimonas bilis is a newly discovered species of obligately anaerobic, Gram-stain-positive, rod-shaped bacteria. was first isolated from the fecal samples of healthy individuals in Japan. Discovered alongside strains 9CFEGH4 and 10CPCBH12, it forms a distinct monophyletic cluster that also encompasses the previously unclassified Eubacterium sp. c-25. Genomic analyses, including digital DNA–DNA hybridization and average nucleotide identity thresholds, confirmed its status as a new genus, which also prompted the reclassification of Sellimonas monacensis into this new genus as Claveliimonas monacensis[1]


References

  1. 1 2 Hisatomi, Atsushi; Kastawa, Ni Wayan Eka Putri Gayatri; Song, Isaiah; Ohkuma, Moriya; Fukiya, Satoru; Sakamoto, Mitsuo (2023). "Claveliimonas bilis gen. nov., sp. nov., deoxycholic acid-producing bacteria isolated from human faeces, and reclassification of Sellimonas monacensis Zenner et al. 2021 as Claveliimonas monacensis comb. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 73 (9): 006030. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.006030. ISSN 1466-5034.
  2. ↑ "Details - Leibniz Institute DSMZ". www.dsmz.de. Retrieved 2026-08-17.