Subscribe to our newsletter
Sign up to our mailing list to receive updates from LPSN every few months.
Follow the ICSP and DSMZ (D3) on LinkedIn.
Species Bacteroides zoogleoformans
Name: Bacteroides zoogleoformans (Weinberg et al. 1937) Cato et al. 1982
Basonym: "Bacterium zoogleiformans" Weinberg et al. 1937
Etymology: zo.o.gle.o.for’mans. Gr. masc. adj. zôos, alive, living; Gr. fem. n. gloia, glue; N.L. fem. n. zoogloea, living glue, zoogloea; L. pres. part. formans, forming; N.L. masc. part. adj. zoogleoformans, forming zoogloea (pertaining to the glutinous mass produced in broth cultures) [probably better: zoogloeoformans]
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … zo-o-gle-o-FOR-mans, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 33285; CCUG 20495; CIP 104479; NCTC 13075; VPI D28K-1
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
L16488
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Cato EP, Kelley RW, Moore WEC, Holdeman LV. Bacteroides zoogleoformans (Weinberg, Nativelle, and Prévot 1937) corrig. comb. nov.: emended description. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:271-274. 
🇺🇸
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
-
Synonyms:
-
Name Kind Prevotella zoogleoformans (Weinberg et al. 1937) Shah and Collins 1990 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name "Bacterium zoogleiformans" Weinberg et al. 1937 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling Capsularis zoogleiformans (Weinberg et al. 1937) Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling "Bacterium zoogleoformans" corrig. Weinberg et al. 1937 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists Capsularis zoogleoformans corrig. (Weinberg et al. 1937) Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
-
-
Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "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 = 1, note = "PIIC". — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
-
🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0.
🇬🇧
-
🧍 The Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Gram-negative anaerobic rods recommends that Prevotella zoogleoformans (Weinberg et al. 1937) Shah and Collins 1990 be designated Bacteroides zoogleoformans (Weinberg et al. 1937) Cato et al. 1982.
Publication:
Olsen I, Shah HN. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Gram-negative anaerobic rods. Minutes of the meetings, 9 and 10 July 2000, Manchester, UK. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001; 51:1943-1944. 🇬🇧
Parent taxon: Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Cato EP, Kelley RW, Moore WEC, Holdeman LV. Bacteroides zoogleoformans (Weinberg, Nativelle, and Prévot 1937) corrig. comb. nov.: emended description. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:271-274. 🇺🇸
Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/bacteroides-zoogleoformansLink copied to clipboard
Record number: 783471
This LPSN page was printed on 2026-02-09 21:40:30