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Species Akkermansia biwaensis
Name: Akkermansia biwaensis Kobayashi et al. 2023
Etymology: bi.wa.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. biwaensis, pertaining to Lake Biwa, which is the largest lake in Japan and where the type strain was isolated [probably better: biwensis]
Pronunciation, gender: bi-wa-EN-sis, feminine
Type strain: DSM 114407; NBRC 115679; WON2089
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LC711105
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Kobayashi Y, Kawahara T, Inoue S, Kohda N. Akkermansia biwaensis sp. nov., an anaerobic mucin-degrading bacterium isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5697. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5835.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Akkermansia Derrien et al. 2004
Assigned by:
Kobayashi Y, Kawahara T, Inoue S, Kohda N. Akkermansia biwaensis sp. nov., an anaerobic mucin-degrading bacterium isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5697.
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Record number: 36051
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