%0 Journal Article %A Lawson, Paul A. %A Greetham, Hazel L. %A Gibson, Glenn R. %A Giffard, Catriona %A Falsen, Enevold %A Collins, Matthew D. %T Slackia faecicanis sp. nov., isolated from canine faeces %D 2005 %J International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, %V 55 %N 3 %P 1243-1246 %@ 1466-5034 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63531-0 %I Microbiology Society, %X Morphological, biochemical and molecular genetic studies were carried out on an unknown non-spore-forming, Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium that was isolated from dog faeces. The bacterium grew under strictly anaerobic conditions, was asaccharolytic, and possessed a relatively high G+C content of 61 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that the unidentified bacterium was a member of the family Coriobacteriaceae and represents a hitherto unknown subline within the genus Slackia. Based on the presented findings, a novel species, Slackia faecicanis sp. nov., is described. The type strain of Slackia faecicanis is 5WC12T (=CCUG 48399T=CIP 108281T). %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.63531-0