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Species Bacteroides ruminicola
Name: Bacteroides ruminicola Bryant et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: ru.mi.ni’co.la. L. neut. n. rumen (gen. ruminis), first stomach of ruminants, rumen; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant, deweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. ruminicola, inhabitant of the rumen
Type strain: ATCC 19189; Bryant 23; CIP 105475; DSM 19721; JCM 8958
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
L16482
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Bryant MP, Small N, Bouma C, Chu H. Bacteroides ruminicola n. sp. and Succinimonas amylolytica; the new genus and species; species of succinic acid-producing anaerobic bacteria of the bovine rumen. J Bacteriol 1958; 76:15-23. 
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: Prevotella ruminicola (Bryant et al. 1958) Shah and Collins 1990
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Xylanibacter ruminicola (Bryant et al. 1958) Hitch et al. 2023 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Ruminobacter ruminicola" (Bryant et al. 1958) Prévot 1966 homotypic synonym, not validly published Prevotella ruminicola (Bryant et al. 1958) Shah and Collins 1990 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Bacteroides ruminicola 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 = "default: 2 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2; ruminicola: 2 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. — 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 133 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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Bacteroides ruminicola subsp. brevis Bryant et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980) validly published under the ICNP synonym Bacteroides ruminicola subsp. ruminicola Bryant et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980) validly published under the ICNP synonym
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Parent taxon: Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Bryant MP, Small N, Bouma C, Chu H. Bacteroides ruminicola n. sp. and Succinimonas amylolytica; the new genus and species; species of succinic acid-producing anaerobic bacteria of the bovine rumen. J Bacteriol 1958; 76:15-23.
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Record number: 783459
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