Inconstantimicrobium
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| Inconstantimicrobium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Eubacteriales |
| Family: | Clostridiaceae |
| Genus: | Inconstantimicrobium Wylensek et al. 2021 |
| Type species | |
| Inconstantimicrobium porci Wylensek et al. 2021 | |
Inconstantimicrobium is a genus of Gram-positive and strictly anaerobic bacteria in the family Clostridiaceae. The genus was first described in 2021 following the isolation and genome-based characterization of the type species, Inconstantimicrobium porci, from the feces of a domestic pig in Germany.[1]
The name Inconstantimicrobium is derived from Latin: inconstans ("variable" or "inconstant") and microbium ("microbe"), referring to its variable morphology and growth behavior.