Name: Bifidobacterium aquikefiri Laureys et al. 2016
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
Type strain: CCUG 67145; LMG 28769; R 54638
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16S rRNA gene: LN849254 Analyse FASTA
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
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