Species Bacteroides tectum

Name: Bacteroides tectum Love et al. 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bak-ter-o-I-des TEK-tum, masculine

Type strain: 160; ATCC 43331; CCUG 25929; JCM 10003; NCTC 11853

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16S rRNA gene: AB200228 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Love DN, Johnson JL, Jones RF, Bailey M, Calverley A. Bacteroides tectum sp. nov. and characteristics of other non pigmented Bacteroides isolates from soft-tissue infections from cats and dogs. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:123-128. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Bacteroides tectus corrig. Love et al. 1986

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Bacteroides tectus corrig. Love et al. 1986	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
Bacteroides suis Benno et al. 1983	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Bacteroides pyogenes Benno et al. 1983	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Sakamoto et al. (2010), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacteroides pyogenes Benno et al. 1983. Publication: Sakamoto M, Suzuki N, Benno Y. hsp60 and 16S rRNA gene sequence relationships among species of the genus Bacteroides with the finding that Bacteroides suis and Bacteroides tectus are heterotypic synonyms of Bacteroides pyogenes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2984-2990. 🇯🇵
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — 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". — 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 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.
- 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 48:1073. Publication: Euzéby JP. Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:1073-1075. 🇫🇷

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

Assigned by: Love DN, Johnson JL, Jones RF, Bailey M, Calverley A. Bacteroides tectum sp. nov. and characteristics of other non pigmented Bacteroides isolates from soft-tissue infections from cats and dogs. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:123-128. 🇺🇸

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Species Bacteroides tectum