Zhenhengia yiwuensis is a species of strictly anaerobic, non-motile, Gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria that represents the sole validly published species of the genus Zhenhengia. It was first isolated from a healthy human fecal sample during a large-scale culturomics study of the Chinese gut microbiota and effectively published in 2021
Taxonomy and nomenclature The genus Zhenhengia (feminine; stem *Zhenhengi-*) honours the Ming-dynasty physician Zhenheng Zhu (朱震亨). The species epithet yiwuensis refers to Yiwu, Zhu’s birthplace in Zhejiang Province, China.
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External links NCBI Taxonomy Browser – Zhenhengia yiwuensis BacDive – type strain NSJ-12
