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Species Alloscardovia venturai
Name: Alloscardovia venturai Sechovcová et al. 2017
Etymology: ven.tu’ra.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. venturai, of Ventura, named after Professor Marco Ventura, in recognition of his genetic research on bifidobacteria
Pronunciation, gender: wen-TU-ra-i, feminine
Type strain: CCM 8604; DSM 100237; LMG 28781; MOZIV/2
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KT343144
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Sechovcova H, Killer J, Pechar R, Geigerova M, Svejstil R, Salmonova H, Mekadim C, Rada V, Vlkova E, Kofronova O, et al. Alloscardovia venturai sp. nov., a fructose 6-phosphate phosphoketolase-positive species isolated from the oral cavity of a guinea-pig (Cavia aperea f. porcellus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2842-2847. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4294-4297.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Alloscardovia Huys et al. 2007
Assigned by:
Sechovcova H, Killer J, Pechar R, Geigerova M, Svejstil R, Salmonova H, Mekadim C, Rada V, Vlkova E, Kofronova O, et al. Alloscardovia venturai sp. nov., a fructose 6-phosphate phosphoketolase-positive species isolated from the oral cavity of a guinea-pig (Cavia aperea f. porcellus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2842-2847.
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Record number: 795642
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