Name: Metascardovia Okamoto et al. 2007

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Me.ta.scar.do’vi.a. Gr. adv. meta, besides; N.L. fem. n. Scardovia, a bacterial genus name; N.L. fem. n. Metascardovia, a genus besides Scardovia

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Metascardovi-), me-ta-skar-DO-wi-a

Type species: Metascardovia criceti Okamoto et al. 2007

Effective publication: Okamoto M, Benno Y, Leung KP, Maeda N. Metascardovia criceti Gen. Nov., Sp. Nov., from hamster dental plaque. Microbiol Immunol 2007; 51:747-754.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 118. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2449-2450.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Alloscardovia Huys et al. 2007

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alloscardovia Huys et al. 2007	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Alloscardovia Huys et al. 2007. Publication: Killer J, Rockova S, Vlkova E, Rada V, Havlik J, Kopecny J, Bunesova V, Benada O, Kofronova O, Pechar R, et al. Alloscardovia macacae sp. nov., isolated from the milk of a macaque (Macaca mulatta), emended description of the genus Alloscardovia and proposal of Alloscardovia criceti comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4439-4446.
  • ❗ Metascardovia is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; JCM: 1.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Metascardovia criceti Okamoto et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Bifidobacteriaceae Stackebrandt et al. 1997

Assigned by: Silva JK, Herve V, Mies US, Platt K, Brune A. A Novel Lineage of Endosymbiotic Actinomycetales: Genome Reduction and Acquisition of New Functions in Bifidobacteriaceae Associated With Termite Gut Flagellates. Environ Microbiol 2025; 27:e70010.

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