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Species Bacteroides ochraceus
Name: Bacteroides ochraceus (Prévot et al. 1956) Holdeman and Moore 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: o.chra’ce.us. L. fem. n. ochra, ochre, yellow ochre; N.L. masc. adj. ochraceus, of the color of ochre
Pronunciation, gender: o-KHRA-ke-us, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 27872; CCUG 9716; CIP 103448; DSM 7271; JCM 12966; NCTC 12371
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB671761
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication: Holdeman LV, Moore WEC. Anaerobe Laboratory Manual. Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Anaerobe Laboratory, Blacksburg/Virginia, 1972.
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: Capnocytophaga ochracea (Prévot et al. 1956) Leadbetter et al. 1982
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Capnocytophaga ochracea (Prévot et al. 1956) Leadbetter et al. 1982 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Bacteroides ochraceus 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 = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - 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. — 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 17 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.
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🧍 On the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, and on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names (Amended Edition), this nomenclatural name is incorrectly cited as Bacteroides ochraceus Prévot et al. 1956 (sic).
Publication:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Parent taxon: Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Holdeman LV, Moore WEC. Anaerobe Laboratory Manual. Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Anaerobe Laboratory, Blacksburg/Virginia, 1972.
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Record number: 773964
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