Species Bacteroides merdae
Name: Bacteroides merdae Johnson et al. 1986
Etymology: mer’dae. L. gen. fem. n. merdae, of feces, referring to source of isolate
Type strain: ATCC 43184; CCUG 38734; CIP 104202; DSM 19495; JCM 9497; NCTC 13052; VPI T4-1
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16S rRNA gene:
EU136685
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FASTA 
Valid publication:
Johnson JL, Moore WEC, Moore LVH. Bacteroides caccae sp. nov., Bacteroides merdae sp. nov., and Bacteroides stercoris sp. nov. isolated from human feces. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:499-501. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Parabacteroides merdae (Johnson et al. 1986) Sakamoto and Benno 2006
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Parabacteroides merdae (Johnson et al. 1986) Sakamoto and Benno 2006 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- Bacteroides merdae is the correct name 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.
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According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
- The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+".
Parent taxon: Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Johnson JL, Moore WEC, Moore LVH. Bacteroides caccae sp. nov., Bacteroides merdae sp. nov., and Bacteroides stercoris sp. nov. isolated from human feces. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:499-501.
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Record number: 795956
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