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Species Bifidobacterium commune

Name: Bifidobacterium commune Praet et al. 2015

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: com.mu’ne. L. neut. adj. commune, common, widespread, referring to the occurrence of this species in the gut of multiple bumble bee species

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bi-fi-do-bak-TE-ri-um kom-MU-ne, neuter

Type strain: DSM 28792; LMG 28292

16S rRNA gene: LK054489 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Praet J, Meeus I, Cnockaert M, Aerts M, Smagghe G, Vandamme P. Bifidobacterium commune sp. nov. isolated from the bumble bee gut. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 107:1307-1313. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 164. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2017-2025.

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 2 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: Praet J, Meeus I, Cnockaert M, Aerts M, Smagghe G, Vandamme P. Bifidobacterium commune sp. nov. isolated from the bumble bee gut. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 107:1307-1313. 🇧🇪

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Record number: 792960