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Species Bacteroides disiens
Name: Bacteroides disiens Holdeman and Johnson 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: N.L. masc. part. adj. disiens, going in two different directions (sic), intended to refer to the fact that the organism is both saccharolytic and proteolytic
Type strain: ATCC 29426; CCUG 9558; CIP 105108; DSM 20516; JCM 6334; LMG 6453; NCTC 11157; VPI 8057
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB547682
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
Correct name: Prevotella disiens (Holdeman and Johnson 1977) Shah and Collins 1990
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Prevotella disiens (Holdeman and Johnson 1977) Shah and Collins 1990 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Bacteroides disiens 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: 1 - 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. — 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 18 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
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: 773940
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