Asaccharobacter celatus

Asaccharobacter celatus is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming and obligately anaerobic bacterium from the genus of Asaccharobacter which has been isolated from a rat caecum in Japan.^[1][3][4][5] Asaccharobacter celatus produces equol and 5-hydroxy equol.^[5][6]

Asaccharobacter celatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Coriobacteriia
Order:	Eggerthellales
Family:	Eggerthellaceae
Genus:	Asaccharobacter
Species:	A. celatus
Binomial name
Asaccharobacter celatus Minamida et al. 2008[1]
Type strain
AHU 1763, do03, DSM 18785, JCM 14811[2]
Synonyms
Asaccharobacter equolifaciens celatus (Minamida et al. 2008) Nouioui et al. 2018

In 2018, the genus Asaccharobacter was transferred into the genus Adlercreutzia based on branching patterns observed in phylogenetic trees.^[7] The correct nomenclature is Adlercreutzia equolifaciens subsp. celatus.^[8]

See also

• List of bacteria genera
• List of bacterial orders