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Species Bacteroides amylophilus
Name: Bacteroides amylophilus Hamlin and Hungate 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: a.my.lo’phi.lus. Gr. neut. n. amylon, starch; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, friend, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. masc. adj. amylophilus, starch loving
Type strain: ATCC 29744; DSM 1361
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Y15992
Analyse
FASTA
Effective 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 under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
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 under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Bacteroides amylophilus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Bacteroides.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 19 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
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
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