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Species Bifidobacterium aerophilum
Name: Bifidobacterium aerophilum Michelini et al. 2017
Etymology: ae.ro’phi.lum. Gr. masc. n. aêr (gen. aeros), air; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. neut. adj. aerophilum, air-loving
Pronunciation, gender: a͡e-RO-phi-lum, neuter
Type strain: DSM 100689; JCM 30941; TRE 17
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KU051444
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Michelini S, Modesto M, Filippini G, Spiezio C, Sandri C, Biavati B, Pisi A, Mattarelli P. Bifidobacterium aerophilum sp. nov., Bifidobacterium avesanii sp. nov. and Bifidobacterium ramosum sp. nov.: Three novel taxa from the faeces of cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus L.). Syst Appl Microbiol 2016; 39:229-236. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 175. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1095-1098.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 4 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 genus.
Parent taxon: Bifidobacterium Orla-Jensen 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Michelini S, Modesto M, Filippini G, Spiezio C, Sandri C, Biavati B, Pisi A, Mattarelli P. Bifidobacterium aerophilum sp. nov., Bifidobacterium avesanii sp. nov. and Bifidobacterium ramosum sp. nov.: Three novel taxa from the faeces of cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus L.). Syst Appl Microbiol 2016; 39:229-236. 🇮🇹
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Record number: 794187
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