Zhenhengia yiwuensis
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| Order: | Lachnospirales
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| Species: | Z. yiwuensis
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| Zhenhengia yiwuensis Liu et al. 2021[1]
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| NSJ-12 (= CGMCC 1.32465 = KCTC 15954) | |
Zhenhengia yiwuensis is a species of strictly anaerobic, non-motile, Gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria that represents the sole validly published species of the genus Zhenhengia.[2] It was first isolated from a healthy human fecal sample during a large-scale culturomics study of the Chinese gut microbiota and effectively published in 2021 [3][1]
Taxonomy and nomenclature
The genus Zhenhengia (feminine; stem *Zhenhengi-*) honours the Ming-dynasty physician Zhenheng Zhu (朱震亨). The species epithet yiwuensis refers to Yiwu, Zhu’s birthplace in Zhejiang Province, China.[2]
References
- ^ a b Oren, A.; Garrity, G. (2022). "Valid publication of new names and new combinations effectively published outside the IJSEM". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 72 (5). doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.005331. PMID 35647792.
- ^ a b "Species: Zhenhengia yiwuensis". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ Liu, C.; Du, M.-X. (2021). "Enlightening the taxonomy darkness of human gut microbiomes with a cultured biobank". Microbiome. 9 (1) 119. doi:10.1186/s40168-021-01064-3. PMC 8140505. PMID 34001193.