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Species Bacteroides faecis
Name: Bacteroides faecis Kim et al. 2010
Etymology: fae’cis. L. gen. fem. n. faecis, of dregs, of faeces, referring to faecal origin
Pronunciation, gender: FA͡E-kis, masculine
Type strain: DSM 24798; JCM 16478; KCTC 5823; MAJ27
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB547640
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Kim MS, Roh SW, Bae JW. Bacteroides faecis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2572-2576. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:221-222.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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García-López et al. 2019
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.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
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García-López et al. 2019
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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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 21 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kim MS, Roh SW, Bae JW. Bacteroides faecis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2572-2576.
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Record number: 788868
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