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Species Bacteroides succinogenes
Name: Bacteroides succinogenes Hungate 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: suc.ci.no’ge.nes. N.L. neut. n. acidum succinicum, succinic acid; Gr. suff. -genes, producing; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. masc. part. adj. succinogenes, succinic acid producing
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … suk-ki-NO-ge-nes, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 19169; S85
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
M62696
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Hungate RE. The anaerobic mesophilic cellulolytic bacteria. Bacteriol Rev 1950; 14:1-49. 
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: Fibrobacter succinogenes (Hungate 1950) Montgomery et al. 1988
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Fibrobacter succinogenes (Hungate 1950) Montgomery et al. 1988 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Ruminobacter succinogenes" (Hungate 1950) Prévot 1966 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- ❗ Bacteroides succinogenes 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 = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 75 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 genus.
- 🧍 According to the CCUG curator, CCUG 27826 was received from ATCC and could not be revived. — Moore ERB. Personal communication, 2023-05-25.
Parent taxon: Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Hungate RE. The anaerobic mesophilic cellulolytic bacteria. Bacteriol Rev 1950; 14:1-49.
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Record number: 783466
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