Species Bacteroides koreensis

Name: Bacteroides koreensis Shin et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ko.re.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. koreensis, pertaining to Korea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bak-ter-o-I-des ko-re-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: JCM 31393; KCTC 15520; YS-aM39

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16S rRNA gene: OR226560 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shin Y, Park SJ, Paek J, Kim JS, Rhee MS, Kim H, Kook JK, Chang YH. Bacteroides koreensis sp. nov. and Bacteroides kribbi sp. nov., two new members of the genus Bacteroides. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4352-4357. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:471-473.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Bacteroides ovatus Eggerth and Gagnon 1933 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Bacteroides kribbi Shin et al. 2017	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Bacteroides ovatus Eggerth and Gagnon 1933 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Yang et al. (2025), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacteroides ovatus Eggerth and Gagnon 1933 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Yang AI, Kim B, Kang W, Joe HI, Shin NR. Bacteroides celer sp. nov. and Bacteroides mucinivorans sp. nov., isolated from human feces, and the reclassification of Bacteroides koreensis Shin et al. 2017 and Bacteroides kribbi Shin et al. 2017 as later heterotypic synonyms of Bacteroides ovatus Eggerth and Gagnon 1933 (Approved Lists 1980). J Microbiol 2025; 63:e2502006. 🇰🇷
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 43. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6976.
- ❗ Bacteroides koreensis 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 8 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Shin Y, Park SJ, Paek J, Kim JS, Rhee MS, Kim H, Kook JK, Chang YH. Bacteroides koreensis sp. nov. and Bacteroides kribbi sp. nov., two new members of the genus Bacteroides. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4352-4357. 🇰🇷

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Species Bacteroides koreensis