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Species Bacteroides levii
Name: Bacteroides levii (ex Holdeman et al. 1977) Johnson and Holdeman 1983
Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.
Etymology: le’vi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. levii, of Lev, named after Meir Lev, the American-English microbiologist, who first isolated this organism
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … LE-wi-i, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 29147; DSM 23370; LEV
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FJ792536
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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. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Porphyromonas levii (Johnson and Holdeman 1983 ex Holdeman et al. 1977) Shah et al. 1995
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Porphyromonas levii (Johnson and Holdeman 1983 ex Holdeman et al. 1977) Shah et al. 1995 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Bacteroides levii 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 = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - 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 12 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: 783449
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