Name: Alloprevotella rava Downes et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ra’va. L. fem. adj. rava, grey, referring to the colour of colonies of the organism growing on blood-containing agar media

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 81/4-12; CCUG 58091; DSM 22548

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JQ039189 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Downes J, Dewhirst FE, Tanner AC, Wade WG. Description of Alloprevotella rava gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the human oral cavity, and reclassification of Prevotella tannerae Moore et al. 1994 as Alloprevotella tannerae gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1214-1218.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2368-2370.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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 10 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established 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.

Parent taxon: Alloprevotella Downes et al. 2013

Assigned by: Downes J, Dewhirst FE, Tanner AC, Wade WG. Description of Alloprevotella rava gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the human oral cavity, and reclassification of Prevotella tannerae Moore et al. 1994 as Alloprevotella tannerae gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1214-1218.

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Record number: 790647