The human gut is composed of a large diversity of microorganisms, which have been poorly described. Here, using culturomics, a new concept based on the variation in culture conditions and MALDI‐TOF MS identification, we proceed to explore the microbial diversity of the complex ecosystem of the human gut. Using this approach, we isolated strain AT8T (=CSUR P2118 = DSM 101782) from stool specimens collected from a 51‐year‐old obese French woman. Strain AT8T is a strictly anaerobic, nonmotile, nonspore‐forming gram‐positive coccus that do not exhibit catalase and oxidase activities. 16S rDNA‐based identification of strain AT8T demonstrated 92% gene sequence similarity with Eggerthella lenta
DSM 2243, the phylogenetically closed validly named type species. Here, we present a set of features for the strain AT8T and the description of its complete genome sequence and annotation. The 2,091,845 bp long genome has a G+C content of 63.46% and encodes1,849 predicted genes; 1,781 were protein‐coding genes, and 68 were RNAs. On the basis of the characteristics reported here, we propose the creation of a new bacterial genus Hugonella gen. nov., belonging to the Eggerthellaceae family and including Hugonella massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov., strain AT8T as the type strain.
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