''Asaccharobacter'' is a bacterial genus from the family of

Coriobacteriaceae The Coriobacteriaceae a family of Actinomycetota The ''Actinomycetota'' (or ''Actinobacteria'') are a phylum of all gram-positive bacteria. They can be terrestrial or aquatic. They are of great economic importance to humans because agri ...

. Up to now there is only one species of this genus known (

Asaccharobacter celatus ''Asaccharobacter celatus'' is a Gram-positive, non- spore-forming and obligately anaerobic Anaerobic means "living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen", as opposed to aerobic which means "living, active, or occurring ...

). In 2018, Nouioui ''et al.'' proposed merging the genus ''Asaccharobacter'' within the genus '' Aldercreutzia'' based on observed clustering of these genera within phylogenetic trees. The correct nomenclature for the sole species of this genus is now ''Adlercreutzia'' ''equolifaciens'' subsp. ''celatus.''

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