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Species Prevotella scopos
Name: Prevotella scopos Downes and Wade 2011
Etymology: sco’pos. N.L. fem. adj. scopos, a mark, aim at which one shoots, referring to the ‘bullseye’appearance of older colonies of the type strain (nominative in apposition) [probably better: scopa]
Type strain: CCUG 57945; DSM 22613; W2052
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB683253
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Downes J, Wade WG. Prevotella fusca sp. nov. and Prevotella scopos sp. nov., isolated from the human oral cavity. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:854-858. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1502-1503.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. — 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by García-López et al. (2019).
Publication:
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083.
Parent taxon: Prevotella Shah and Collins 1990
Assigned by:
Downes J, Wade WG. Prevotella fusca sp. nov. and Prevotella scopos sp. nov., isolated from the human oral cavity. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:854-858.
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Record number: 789165
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