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Species Bacteroides nodosus
Name: Bacteroides nodosus (Beveridge 1941) Mraz 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Fusiformis nodosus" Beveridge 1941
Etymology: no.do’sus. L. masc. adj. nodosus, full of knots, refers to the shape of the cells
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … no-DO-sus, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 25549; CCUG 27824; CIP 107042; DSM 23057; VPI 2340
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JN175347
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication: Mraz O. Schizomycetes. In: Mraz O, Tesarcik J, Varejka R (eds), Nomina und Synonyma der pathogenen und saprophytaren Mikroben, isoliert aus den wirtschaftlich oder epidemiologisch bedeutenden Wirbeltieren und Lebensmitteen tierischer Herkunf, VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena, 1963, p. 53-334.
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: Dichelobacter nodosus (Beveridge 1941) Dewhirst et al. 1990
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Fusiformis nodosus" Beveridge 1941 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists Dichelobacter nodosus (Beveridge 1941) Dewhirst et al. 1990 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Bacteroides nodosus 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 = 1, 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, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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 132 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: Mraz O. Schizomycetes. In: Mraz O, Tesarcik J, Varejka R (eds), Nomina und Synonyma der pathogenen und saprophytaren Mikroben, isoliert aus den wirtschaftlich oder epidemiologisch bedeutenden Wirbeltieren und Lebensmitteen tierischer Herkunf, VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena, 1963, p. 53-334.
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Record number: 773963
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