# Slackia

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{{Short description|Genus of bacteria}}
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| taxon = Slackia
| authority = Wade ''et al.'' 1999<ref name=LPSN/>
| type_species = ''Slackia exigua''
| type_species_authority = (Poco et al. 1996) Wade et al. 1999
| subdivision_ranks = [Species](/source/Species)
| subdivision_ref = <ref name=NCBI/>
| subdivision =
* ''[S. equolifaciens](/source/Slackia_equolifaciens)''
* ''S. exigua''
* ''[S. faecicanis](/source/Slackia_faecicanis)''
* ''S. heliotrinireducens''
* ''[S. isoflavoniconvertens](/source/Slackia_isoflavoniconvertens)''
* ''[S. piriformis](/source/Slackia_piriformis)''
}}

'''''Slackia''''' is a genus of [Actinomycetota](/source/Actinomycetota), in the family [Eggerthellaceae](/source/Eggerthellaceae).<ref name="LPSN"/><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Parker|first1=Charles Thomas|last2=Taylor|first2=Dorothea|last3=Garrity|first3=George M|editor1-first=Charles Thomas|editor1-last=Parker|editor2-first=George M|editor2-last=Garrity|title=Nomenclature Abstract for Slackia Wade et al. 1999 emend. Nagai et al. 2010.|journal=The NamesforLife Abstracts|year=2010|doi=10.1601/nm.5758|language=en}}</ref> ''Slackia'' is named after the microbiologist [Geoffrey Slack](/source/Geoffrey_Slack).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Wade|first1=William G.|last2=Dewhirst|first2=Floyd E.|title=Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria |chapter=''Slackia'' |date=2015|pages=1–5|doi=10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00221|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Ltd|isbn=9781118960608|language=en}}</ref>

==Phylogeny==
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the [List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature](/source/List_of_Prokaryotic_names_with_Standing_in_Nomenclature) (LPSN)<ref name=LPSN>{{lpsn3|genus/slackia|Slackia}}</ref> and [National Center for Biotechnology Information](/source/National_Center_for_Biotechnology_Information) (NCBI).<ref name=NCBI>{{cite web |author=C.L. Schoch |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?command=show&mode=tree&id=84108&lvl=3 |title=Slackia |access-date=2025-02-28 |publisher=[National Center for Biotechnology Information](/source/National_Center_for_Biotechnology_Information) (NCBI) taxonomy database |display-authors=et al.}}</ref>

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! colspan=1 | 16S rRNA based [LTP](/source/The_All-Species_Living_Tree_Project)_10_2024<ref>{{cite web |title=The LTP |url=https://imedea.uib-csic.es/mmg/ltp/#LTP| access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=LTP_all tree in newick format |url=https://imedea.uib-csic.es/mmg/ltp/wp-content/uploads/ltp/LTP_all_10_2024.ntree |access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=LTP_10_2024 Release Notes |url=https://imedea.uib-csic.es/mmg/ltp/wp-content/uploads/ltp/LTP_10_2024_release_notes.pdf |access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref>
! colspan=1 | 120 marker proteins based [GTDB](/source/Genome_Taxonomy_Database) 10-RS226<ref name="about">{{cite web |title=GTDB release 10-RS226 |url=https://gtdb.ecogenomic.org/about#4%7C |website=[Genome Taxonomy Database](/source/Genome_Taxonomy_Database)|access-date=1 May 2025}}</ref><ref name="tree_bac">{{cite web |title=bac120_r226.sp_label |url=https://data.gtdb.ecogenomic.org/releases/release226/226.0/auxillary_files/bac120_r226.sp_labels.tree |website=[Genome Taxonomy Database](/source/Genome_Taxonomy_Database)|access-date=1 May 2025}}</ref><ref name="taxon_history">{{cite web |title=Taxon History |url=https://gtdb.ecogenomic.org/taxon_history/ |website=[Genome Taxonomy Database](/source/Genome_Taxonomy_Database)|access-date=1 May 2025}}</ref>
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|label1=''Slackia''
|1={{clade
  |1={{clade
    |1=''S. exigua''
    |2=''S. heliotrinireducens''
     }}
  |2={{clade
    |1=''[S. isoflavoniconvertens](/source/Slackia_isoflavoniconvertens)''
    |2={{clade
      |1=''[S. equolifaciens](/source/Slackia_equolifaciens)''
      |2={{clade
        |1=''[S. faecicanis](/source/Slackia_faecicanis)''
        |2=''[S. piriformis](/source/Slackia_piriformis)''
         }}
       }}
     }}
   }}
}}
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{{Clade | style=font-size:90%;line-height:80%
|label1=''Slackia''
|1={{clade
  |1={{clade
    |1=''S. exigua'' <small>(Poco et al. 1996) Wade et al. 1999</small>
    |2=''S. heliotrinireducens'' <small>corrig. (Lanigan 1983) Wade et al. 1999</small>
     }}
  |2={{clade
    |1=''[S. isoflavoniconvertens](/source/Slackia_isoflavoniconvertens)'' <small>Matthies, Blaut & Braune 2009</small>
    |2={{clade
      |1=''[S. equolifaciens](/source/Slackia_equolifaciens)'' <small>Jin et al. 2010</small>
      |2={{clade
        |1=''[S. faecicanis](/source/Slackia_faecicanis)'' <small>Lawson et al. 2005</small>
        |2=''[S. piriformis](/source/Slackia_piriformis)'' <small>Nagai, Watanabe & Morotomi 2010</small>
         }}
       }}
     }}
   }}
}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Bacteria classification}}
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Category:Actinomycetota
Category:Bacterial vaginosis
Category:Bacteria genera

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