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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Bacteroides maternus"

Name: "Bacteroides maternus" da Silva Morais et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ter’nus. L. masc. adj. maternus, meaning maternal or relating to a mother

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ma-TER-nus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: DSM 117047; LMG 33374; MSB163

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Original publication: da Silva Morais E, Grimaud GM, Warda A, Stephens N, Ross RP, Stanton C. Bacteroides maternus sp. nov., a novel species isolated from human faeces. Sci Rep 2025; 15:13808. 🇮🇪

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

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

Assigned by: da Silva Morais E, Grimaud GM, Warda A, Stephens N, Ross RP, Stanton C. Bacteroides maternus sp. nov., a novel species isolated from human faeces. Sci Rep 2025; 15:13808. 🇮🇪

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Record number: 64987
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