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On the basis of the phenotypic and genotypic properties of strains 627T and 177T, we conclude that these strains from human faeces represent two novel bacterial species, for which the names Alistipes inops sp. nov. (type strain 627T = DSM 28863T = VKM B-2859T) and Coprobacter secundus sp. nov. (type strain 177T = DSM 28864T = VKM B-2857T) are proposed.
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