Slackia isoflavoniconvertens

Slackia isoflavoniconvertens is a bacterium from the genus of Slackia which has been isolated from faeces of a human from Nuthetal in Germany.^{[1][3][4][5][6]} Slackia isoflavoniconvertens can metabolize daidzein and genistein,^[6] two compounds in the class of isoflavones.

Slackia isoflavoniconvertens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Coriobacteriia
Order:	Eggerthellales
Family:	Eggerthellaceae
Genus:	Slackia
Species:	S. isoflavoniconvertens
Binomial name
Slackia isoflavoniconvertens Matthies et al 2009[1]
Type strain
CCUG 57679, DSM 22006, HE8, JCM 16137[2]