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Species Bacteroides pentosaceus
Name: Bacteroides pentosaceus Shah and Collins 1982
Etymology: pen.to.sa’ce.us. N.L. neut. n. pentosum, a pentose sugar; N.L. masc. adj. pentosaceus, relating to a pentose
Type strain: CCUG 15559; NCDO 2353; NCFB 2353; NP 333
Effective publication:
Shah HN, Collins MD. Bacteroides buccalis, sp. nov., Bacteroides denticola, sp. nov., and Bacteroides pentosaceus, sp. nov., new species of the genus Bacteroides from the oral cavity. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1981; C2:235-241. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 8. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1982; 32:266-268.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Prevotella buccae (Holdeman et al. 1982) Shah and Collins 1990
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Prevotella buccae (Holdeman et al. 1982) Shah and Collins 1990 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Bacteroides buccae Holdeman et al. 1982 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Bacteroides capillus Kornman and Holt 1982 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Segatella buccae (Holdeman et al. 1982) Hitch et al. 2023 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏲ According to Shah and Collins (1990), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacteroides buccae Holdeman et al. 1982.
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.
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⏲ According to Shah and Collins (1990), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Prevotella buccae (Holdeman et al. 1982) Shah and Collins 1990.
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.
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⏲ According to Shah and Collins (1990), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Segatella buccae (Holdeman et al. 1982) Hitch et al. 2023.
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.
- ❗ Bacteroides pentosaceus 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: 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. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
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🧍 The strain NCDO 2353, cited in Validation List no. 8, does not appear in the UKNCC Strain databases or in The complete list of NCIMB bacterial strains.
Publication:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 8. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1982; 32:266-268.
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⏲ According to Shah and Collins (1990), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacteroides buccae Holdeman et al. 1982.
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. Bacteroides buccalis, sp. nov., Bacteroides denticola, sp. nov., and Bacteroides pentosaceus, sp. nov., new species of the genus Bacteroides from the oral cavity. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1981; C2:235-241.
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Record number: 773967
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