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Species Bifidobacterium aesculapii
Name: Bifidobacterium aesculapii Modesto et al. 2014
Etymology: aes.cu.la’pi.i. L. gen. masc. n. aesculapii, of Aesculapius, from the snake-like appearance of the bacterium, resembling the serpent-entwined rod wielded by the Roman god Aesculapius
Pronunciation, gender: a͡es-ku-LA-pi-i, neuter
Type strain: DSM 26737; JCM 18761; MRM 3/1
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KC807989
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Modesto M, Michelini S, Stefanini I, Ferrara A, Tacconi S, Biavati B, Mattarelli P. Bifidobacterium aesculapii sp. nov., from the faeces of the baby common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2819-2827. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3607-3609.
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 5 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.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018).
Publication:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪
Parent taxon: Bifidobacterium Orla-Jensen 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Modesto M, Michelini S, Stefanini I, Ferrara A, Tacconi S, Biavati B, Mattarelli P. Bifidobacterium aesculapii sp. nov., from the faeces of the baby common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2819-2827. 🇮🇹
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Record number: 792013
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