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Species Bacteroides hypermegas
Name: Bacteroides hypermegas Harrison and Hansen 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: Gr. prep. hyper, very, excessive; Gr. masc. adj. megas, great, big; N.L. masc. adj. hypermegas, excessively great, referring to the large cells
Type strain: ATCC 25560; CCUG 5856; DSM 1672; LMG 3890; NCTC 10570
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ420107
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Harrison APJ, Hansen PA. Bacteroides hypermegas nov. spec. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1963; 29:22-28. 
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
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Megamonas hypermegale corrig. (Harrison and Hansen 1963) Shah and Collins 1983
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Megamonas hypermegas (Harrison and Hansen 1963) Shah and Collins 1983 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling Megamonas hypermegale corrig. (Harrison and Hansen 1963) Shah and Collins 1983 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Bacteroides hypermegas 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 2 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
Parent taxon: Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Harrison APJ, Hansen PA. Bacteroides hypermegas nov. spec. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1963; 29:22-28.
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Record number: 773950
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