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Species Bacteroides faecalis
Name: Bacteroides faecalis Yu et al. 2019
Etymology: fae.ca’lis. N.L. masc. adj. faecalis, derived from faeces
Type strain: DMS 107828; DSM 107828; KCTC 15687; KGMB02408
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16S rRNA gene:
MK207058
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Yu SY, Kim JS, Oh BS, Park SH, Kang SW, Park JE, Choi SH, Han KI, Lee KC, Eom MK, et al. Bacteroides faecalis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3824-3829. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1447-1449.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
- 🎓 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 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:
Yu SY, Kim JS, Oh BS, Park SH, Kang SW, Park JE, Choi SH, Han KI, Lee KC, Eom MK, et al. Bacteroides faecalis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3824-3829.
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Record number: 5687
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