Species Bacteroides amylophilus
Name: Bacteroides amylophilus Hamlin and Hungate 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: a.my.lo’phi.lus Gr. n. amulon, starch; N.L. masc. adj. philus, friend, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. masc. adj. amylophilus, starch loving
Type strain: ATCC 29744; DSM 1361
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16S rRNA gene:
Y15992
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Original publication:
Hamlin LJ, Hungate RE. Culture and physiology of a starch-digesting bacterium (Bacteroides amylophilus n. sp.) from the bovine rumen. J Bacteriol 1956; 72:548-554. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published
Correct name: Ruminobacter amylophilus (Hamlin and Hungate 1956) Stackebrandt and Hippe 1987
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Ruminobacter amylophilus (Hamlin and Hungate 1956) Stackebrandt and Hippe 1987 homotypic synonym, validly published
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Notes:
- Bacteroides amylophilus is the correct name if this species is regarded as a separate species within a separate genus Bacteroides.
Parent taxon: Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Hamlin LJ, Hungate RE. Culture and physiology of a starch-digesting bacterium (Bacteroides amylophilus n. sp.) from the bovine rumen. J Bacteriol 1956; 72:548-554.
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Record number: 773928