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Name: Bifidobacterium commune Praet et al. 2015
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
Type strain: DSM 28792; LMG 28292
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16S rRNA gene: LK054489 Analyse FASTA
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
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