Olsenella absiana

Olsenella absiana
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Coriobacteriia
Order: Coriobacteriales
Family: Atopobiaceae
Genus: Olsenella
Species:
O. absiana
Binomial name
Olsenella absiana
Paek et al. 2024
Type strain
YH-ols2223T (= KCTC 25800, NBRC 116680)

Olsenella absiana is a species of Gram-positive short-rod-shaped, obligately anaerobic bacterium in the family Atopobiaceae. It was originally isolated from the faeces of a domestic pig on a farm in South Korea and described as a novel species in 2024.

The specific epithet absiana is an arbitrary adjective honouring the ABS Research Support Center at the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB).