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Species Bacteroides chinchillae
Name: Bacteroides chinchillae Kitahara et al. 2011
Etymology: chin.chil’lae. N.L. fem. n. Chinchilla, the zoological genus name of the chinchilla; N.L. gen. fem. n. chinchillae, of a chinchilla
Pronunciation, gender: … khin-KHIL-la͡e, masculine
Type strain: CCUG 59335; JCM 16497; ST170
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB547636
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Kitahara M, Tsuchida S, Kawasumi K, Amao H, Sakamoto M, Benno Y, Ohkuma M. Bacteroides chinchillae sp. nov. and Bacteroides rodentium sp. nov., isolated from chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:877-881. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1502-1503.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Phocaeicola sartorii (Clavel et al. 2010) García-López et al. 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Phocaeicola sartorii (Clavel et al. 2010) García-López et al. 2020 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Bacteroides sartorii Clavel et al. 2010 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Phocaeicola chinchillae (Kitahara et al. 2011) García-López et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏲ According to Sakamoto and Ohkuma (2012), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Phocaeicola sartorii (Clavel et al. 2010) García-López et al. 2020.
Publication:
Sakamoto M, Ohkuma M. Bacteroides sartorii is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Bacteroides chinchillae and has priority. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1241-1244. 🇯🇵
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⏲ According to Sakamoto and Ohkuma (2012), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacteroides sartorii Clavel et al. 2010.
Publication:
Sakamoto M, Ohkuma M. Bacteroides sartorii is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Bacteroides chinchillae and has priority. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1241-1244. 🇯🇵
- ❗ Bacteroides chinchillae 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 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 2 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.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by García-López et al. (2019).
Publication:
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪
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⏲ According to Sakamoto and Ohkuma (2012), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Phocaeicola sartorii (Clavel et al. 2010) García-López et al. 2020.
Publication:
Sakamoto M, Ohkuma M. Bacteroides sartorii is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Bacteroides chinchillae and has priority. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1241-1244.
Parent taxon: Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kitahara M, Tsuchida S, Kawasumi K, Amao H, Sakamoto M, Benno Y, Ohkuma M. Bacteroides chinchillae sp. nov. and Bacteroides rodentium sp. nov., isolated from chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:877-881. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 789134
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