Species Bacteroides oulorum

Name: Bacteroides oulorum Shah et al. 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.u.lo’rum. Gr. neut. n. oûlon, the gums; N.L. gen. neut. pl. n. oulorum, of the gums [probably better: ulorum]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bak-ter-o-I-des o-u-LO-rum, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 43324; CCUG 54769; CIP 104477; DSM 19148; JCM 14966; NCTC 11871; WPH 179

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16S rRNA gene: AB547702 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shah HN, Collins MD, Watabe J, Mitsuoka T. Bacteroides oulorum sp. nov., a nonpigmented saccharolytic species from the oral cavity. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:193-197. 🇬🇧

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Prevotella oulorum corrig. (Shah et al. 1985) Shah and Collins 1990

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Prevotella oulora (Shah et al. 1985) Shah and Collins 1990	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
Segatella oulorum (Shah et al. 1985) Hitch et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Prevotella oulorum corrig. (Shah et al. 1985) Shah and Collins 1990	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Bacteroides oulorum 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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.
- 🧍 There are some problems with the type strain of Prevotella oulorum. According to the CCUG, the type strain should be the following: Holbrook 179 = WPH 179 = ATCC 43324 = CCUG 54769 = JCM 14966 = NCTC 12747. — 🧍 There are some problems with the type strain of Prevotella oulorum. According to the CCUG, the type strain should be the following: Holbrook 179 WPH 179 ATCC 43324 CCUG 54769 JCM 14966 NCTC 12747. Publication: Shah HN, Collins DM. Prevotella, a new genus to include Bacteroides melaninogenicus and related species formerly classified in the genus Bacteroides. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:205-208. 🇬🇧

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

Assigned by: Shah HN, Collins MD, Watabe J, Mitsuoka T. Bacteroides oulorum sp. nov., a nonpigmented saccharolytic species from the oral cavity. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:193-197. 🇬🇧

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Species Bacteroides oulorum