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Species Bifidobacterium apri
Name: Bifidobacterium apri Pechar et al. 2017
Etymology: a’pri. L. gen. masc./fem. n. apri, of a wild pig, referring to the fact that the organism was isolated from wild pigs
Pronunciation, gender: A-pri, neuter
Type strain: CCM 8605; DSM 100238; LMG 28779; RP115
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16S rRNA gene:
KT343145
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Pechar R, Killer J, Salmonova H, Geigerova M, Svejstil R, Svec P, Sedlacek I, Rada V, Benada O. Bifidobacterium apri sp. nov., a thermophilic actinobacterium isolated from the digestive tract of wild pigs (Sus scrofa). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2349-2356. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3689-3691.
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 2 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:
Pechar R, Killer J, Salmonova H, Geigerova M, Svejstil R, Svec P, Sedlacek I, Rada V, Benada O. Bifidobacterium apri sp. nov., a thermophilic actinobacterium isolated from the digestive tract of wild pigs (Sus scrofa). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2349-2356.
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Record number: 795471
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