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Species Bacteroides intermedius
Name: Bacteroides intermedius (Holdeman and Moore 1970) Johnson and Holdeman 1983
Basonym: Bacteroides melaninogenicus subsp. intermedius Holdeman and Moore 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: in.ter.me’di.us. L. masc. adj. intermedius, intermediate
Type strain: ATCC 25611; CCUG 24041; CIP 101222; CIP 103682; DSM 20706; Finegold B422; JCM 11150; JCM 12248; NCTC 13070; VPI 4197
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB547686
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Johnson JL, Holdeman LV. Bacteroides intermedius comb. nov. and descriptions of Bacteroides corporis sp. nov. and Bacteroides levii sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:15-25. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Prevotella intermedia (Holdeman and Moore 1970) Shah and Collins 1990
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Bacteroides melaninogenicus subsp. intermedius Holdeman and Moore 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank Prevotella intermedia (Holdeman and Moore 1970) Shah and Collins 1990 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Bacteroides intermedius 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, note = "ht". — 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 198 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:
Johnson JL, Holdeman LV. Bacteroides intermedius comb. nov. and descriptions of Bacteroides corporis sp. nov. and Bacteroides levii sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:15-25.
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Record number: 773951
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