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Species Bacteroides xylanolyticus
Name: Bacteroides xylanolyticus Scholten-Koerselman et al. 1988
Etymology: xy.la.no.ly’ti.cus. N.L. neut. adj. xylanum, xylan; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. adj. lytikos -ê -on, able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. xylanolyticus, xylan-dissolving
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ksy-la-no-LY-ti-kus, masculine
Type strain: CCUG 48289; DSM 3808; X5-1
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HF558386
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Scholten-Koerselman I, Houwaard F, Janssen P, Zehnder AJ. Bacteroides xylanolyticus sp. nov., a xylanolytic bacterium from methane producing cattle manure. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1986; 52:543-554. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 24. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:136-137.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Lacrimispora xylanisolvens Heng and Kittelmann 2024
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Lacrimispora xylanisolvens Heng and Kittelmann 2024 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Lacrimispora xylanolytica" (Scholten-Koerselman et al. 1988) Urvashi et al. 2022 homotypic synonym, not validly published Hungatella xylanolytica (Scholten-Koerselman et al. 1988) García-López et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: DSM 3308.
- ❗ Bacteroides xylanolyticus 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 7 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.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪
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🧍 Yarza et al. (2013) expected for accession HF558386, originating from the alleged type-strain deposit CCUG 48289, an affiliation with Bacteroidaceae (Bacteroidetes) but observed an affiliation with Lachnospiraceae (Firmicutes) and 98.5% similarity against Clostridium aerotolerans.
Publication:
Yarza P, Sproer C, Swiderski J, Mrotzek N, Spring S, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Lang E, et al. Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:69-73. 🇩🇪
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🧍 The 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain shows an unexpected affiliation with the family Lachnospiraceae (98.5% similarity against Clostridium aerotolerans).
Publication:
Yarza P, Sproer C, Swiderski J, Mrotzek N, Spring S, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Lang E, et al. Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:69-73. 🇩🇪
Parent taxon: Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Scholten-Koerselman I, Houwaard F, Janssen P, Zehnder AJ. Bacteroides xylanolyticus sp. nov., a xylanolytic bacterium from methane producing cattle manure. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1986; 52:543-554.
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Record number: 773980
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