Name: Bacteroides galacturonicus Jensen and Canale-Parola 1987
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: ga.lac.tu.ro’ni.cus. N.L. neut. n. acidum galacturonicum, galacturonic acid; L. masc. adj. suff. -icus, suffix of various meanings, but signifying in general made of or belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. galacturonicus, pertaining to galacturonate, with reference to the ability to ferment this compound or polygalacturonate
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bak-ter-o-I-des ga-lak-tu-RO-ni-kus, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 43244; DSM 3978; N6
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
DQ497994
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Jensen NS, Canale-Parola E. Bacteroides pectinophilus sp. nov. and Bacteroides galacturonicus sp. nov.: two pectinolytic bacteria from the human intestinal tract. Appl Environ Microbiol 1986; 52:880-887. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 23. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1987; 37:179-180.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Parent taxon: Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Jensen NS, Canale-Parola E. Bacteroides pectinophilus sp. nov. and Bacteroides galacturonicus sp. nov.: two pectinolytic bacteria from the human intestinal tract. Appl Environ Microbiol 1986; 52:880-887.
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