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Species Bifidobacterium bombi
Name: Bifidobacterium bombi Killer et al. 2009
Etymology: bom’bi. L. masc. n. bombus, a boom, a deep hollow noise, buzzing, also the zoological genus name of the bumblebee; L. gen. masc. n. bombi, of Bombus, of a bumblebee
Pronunciation, gender: BOM-bi, neuter
Type strain: ATCC BAA-1567; BluCI/TP; DSM 19703
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
EU127549
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Killer J, Kopecny J, Mrazek J, Rada V, Benada O, Koppova I, Havlik J, Straka J. Bifidobacterium bombi sp. nov., from the bumblebee digestive tract. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2020-2024. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2649-2650.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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Nouioui et al. 2018
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.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
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Nouioui et al. 2018
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.
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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 4 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:
Killer J, Kopecny J, Mrazek J, Rada V, Benada O, Koppova I, Havlik J, Straka J. Bifidobacterium bombi sp. nov., from the bumblebee digestive tract. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2020-2024.
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Record number: 786761
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