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Species Bifidobacterium favimelis
Name: Bifidobacterium favimelis Li et al. 2024
Etymology: fa.vi.me’lis. L. masc. n. favus, a honeycomb; L. neut. n. mel, honey; N.L. gen. fem. n. favimelis, of comb honey
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … fa-wi-ME-lis, neuter
Type strain: GDMCC 1.4189; IMAU50987; JCM 36315
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
PP390173
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Li Y, Song Q, Yang H, Wei Y, Menghe B, Liu W. Bifidobacterium favimelis sp. nov., isolated from black comb honey. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6573. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6619.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-12-02.
- 🙆 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:
Li Y, Song Q, Yang H, Wei Y, Menghe B, Liu W. Bifidobacterium favimelis sp. nov., isolated from black comb honey. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6573. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 55063
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