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Species Bifidobacterium aquikefiri

Name: Bifidobacterium aquikefiri Laureys et al. 2016

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qui.ke.fi’ri. L. fem. n. aqua, water; N.L. gen. neut. n. kefiri, from kefir; N.L. gen. neut. n. aquikefiri, from water kefir

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bi-fi-do-bak-TE-ri-um a-kwi-ke-FI-ri, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 67145; LMG 28769; R 54638

16S rRNA gene: LN849254 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Laureys D, Cnockaert M, De Vuyst L, Vandamme P. Bifidobacterium aquikefiri sp. nov., isolated from water kefir. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1281-1286. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2126-2128.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 8 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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: Laureys D, Cnockaert M, De Vuyst L, Vandamme P. Bifidobacterium aquikefiri sp. nov., isolated from water kefir. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1281-1286. 🇧🇪

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Record number: 793924