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Species Bacteroides bivius
Name: Bacteroides bivius Holdeman and Johnson 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: bi’vi.us. L. masc. adj. bivius, having two ways or passages, pertaining to the saccharolytic and proteolytic activities of the species
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … BI-wi-us, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 29303; CCUG 9557; CIP 105105; DSM 20514; JCM 6331; LMG 6452; NCTC 11156; VPI 6822
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB547673
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Holdeman LV, Johnson JL. Bacteroides disiens sp. nov. and Bacteroides bivius sp. nov. from human clinical infections. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1977; 27:337-345. 
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: Prevotella bivia (Holdeman and Johnson 1977) Shah and Collins 1990
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Prevotella bivia (Holdeman and Johnson 1977) Shah and Collins 1990 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Bacteroides bivius 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 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 = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — 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 73 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 species itself.
Parent taxon: Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Holdeman LV, Johnson JL. Bacteroides disiens sp. nov. and Bacteroides bivius sp. nov. from human clinical infections. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1977; 27:337-345.
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Record number: 773931
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