Species "Bacteroides aerofaciens"

Name: "Bacteroides aerofaciens" Eggerth 1935

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.e.ro.fa’ci.ens. L. pres. part. faciens, Making; N.L. masc. part. adj. aerofaciens, gas producing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bak-ter-o-I-des a-e-ro-FA-ki-ens, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 25986; CCUG 28087; DSM 3979; JCM 10188; VPI 1003

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB616131 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Eggerth AH. The Gram-positive Non-spore-bearing Anaerobic Bacilli of Human Feces. J Bacteriol 1935; 30:277-299.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Collinsella aerofaciens (Eggerth 1935) Kageyama et al. 1999

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Eubacterium aerofaciens (Eggerth 1935) Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Collinsella aerofaciens (Eggerth 1935) Kageyama et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😩 Deposits incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: CGMCC 1.5216; DSM 105138.
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — 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.

Parent taxon: Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Eggerth AH. The Gram-positive Non-spore-bearing Anaerobic Bacilli of Human Feces. J Bacteriol 1935; 30:277-299.

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Record number: 4076

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