Species Bifidobacterium asteroides

Name: Bifidobacterium asteroides Scardovi and Trovatelli 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: as.ter.o.i’des. N.L. neut. adj. asteroides, star-like; from Gr. masc./fem. adj. asteroeidês

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bi-fi-do-bak-TE-ri-um as-ter-o-I-des, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 25910; BCRC 14659; CCRC 14659; CCUG 24607; CGMCC 1.2266; DSM 20089; JCM 8230; LMG 10735

16S rRNA gene: EF187235 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Scardovi V, Trovatelli LD. New species of bifidobacteria from Apis mellifica L. and Apis indica F. A contribution to the taxonomy and biochemistry of the genus Bifidobacterium. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1969; 123:64-88.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Parent taxon: Bifidobacterium Orla-Jensen 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Scardovi V, Trovatelli LD. New species of bifidobacteria from Apis mellifica L. and Apis indica F. A contribution to the taxonomy and biochemistry of the genus Bifidobacterium. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1969; 123:64-88.

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Record number: 774025

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