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Name: Bacteroides melaninogenicus (Oliver and Wherry 1921) Roy and Kelly 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Bacterium melaninogenicum" Oliver and Wherry 1921
Etymology: me.la.ni.no.ge.ni.cus. N.L. neut. n. melaninum, melanin; Gr. masc. adj. genikos, producing; from Gr. masc. n. genetês, a begetter; N.L. masc. adj. melaninogenicus, melanin producing (black pigment is due to protoheme and not to melanin, as originally thought.)
Type strain: ATCC 25845; CCUG 4944; CCUG 4944 B; CIP 105346; DSM 7089; Finegold B282; JCM 6325; NCTC 12963; VPI 15087; VPI 4196
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB547693
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication: Roy TE, Kelly CD. Genus VIII. Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers. In: Bergey DH, Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 5th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1939, p. 556-558.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Prevotella melaninogenica (Oliver and Wherry 1921) Shah and Collins 1990
Name | Kind |
---|---|
Prevotella melaninogenica (Oliver and Wherry 1921) Shah and Collins 1990 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
"Bacterium melaninogenicum" Oliver and Wherry 1921 | homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists |
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 4
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
---|---|---|
"Bacteroides melaninogenicus subsp. asaccharolyticus" Holdeman and Moore 1970 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
Bacteroides melaninogenicus subsp. intermedius Holdeman and Moore 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Bacteroides melaninogenicus subsp. macacae Slots and Genco 1980 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Bacteroides melaninogenicus subsp. melaninogenicus (Oliver and Wherry 1921) Holdeman and Moore 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | orphaned subspecies |
Parent taxon: Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Roy TE, Kelly CD. Genus VIII. Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers. In: Bergey DH, Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 5th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1939, p. 556-558.
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Record number: 773956