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Species Bacteroides endodontalis
Name: Bacteroides endodontalis van Steenbergen et al. 1984
Etymology: en.do.don’tal.is. Gr. adv. endon, within; Gr. masc. n. odous, tooth; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. endodontalis, pertaining to the inside of a tooth, within teeth
Type strain: ATCC 35406; DSM 24491; HG370; JCM 8526; NCTC 13058
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB547659
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Van Steenbergen TJM, Van Winkelhoff AJ, Mayrand D, Grenier D, De Graaff J. Bacteroides endodontalis sp. nov., an asaccharolytic black-pigmented Bacteroides species from infected dental root canals. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:118-120. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Porphyromonas endodontalis (van Steenbergen et al. 1984) Shah and Collins 1988
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Porphyromonas endodontalis (van Steenbergen et al. 1984) Shah and Collins 1988 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Bacteroides endodontalis 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 20 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:
Van Steenbergen TJM, Van Winkelhoff AJ, Mayrand D, Grenier D, De Graaff J. Bacteroides endodontalis sp. nov., an asaccharolytic black-pigmented Bacteroides species from infected dental root canals. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:118-120.
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Record number: 783443
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