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Species Bacteroides koreensis
Name: Bacteroides koreensis Shin et al. 2017
Etymology: ko.re.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. koreensis, pertaining to Korea
Pronunciation, gender: ko-re-EN-sis, masculine
Type strain: JCM 31393; KCTC 15520; YS-aM39
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
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: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 5 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 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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Record number: 796142
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