Species ***Bifidobacterium* *gallinarum***

Name: Bifidobacterium gallinarum Watabe et al. 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gal.li.na’rum. L. fem. n. gallina, a hen; L. gen. fem. pl. n. gallinarum, of hens

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bi-fi-do-bak-TE-ri-um gal-li-NA-rum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 33777; BCRC 14679; CCRC 14679; CCUG 34990; CGMCC 1.2283; Ch206-5; DSM 20670; JCM 6291; LMG 11586

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D86191 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Watabe J, Benno Y, Mitsuoka T. Bifidobacterium gallinarum sp. nov.: a new species isolated from the ceca of chickens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:127-132. 🇯🇵

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Bifidobacterium pullorum subsp. gallinarum (Watabe et al. 1983) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

Emendations:
- Liu et al. 2020 Liu DD, Wang H, Gu CT. Proposal of Bifidobacterium saeculare Biavati et al. 1992 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bifidobacterium gallinarum Watabe et al. 1983 and Bifidobacterium gallinarum subsp. saeculare subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5964-5968. 🇨🇳 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.
  Notes:
  - 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Liu et al. (2020), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Bifidobacterium saeculare Biavati et al. 1992. Publication: Liu DD, Wang H, Gu CT. Proposal of Bifidobacterium saeculare Biavati et al. 1992 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bifidobacterium gallinarum Watabe et al. 1983 and Bifidobacterium gallinarum subsp. saeculare subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5964-5968. 🇨🇳
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 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.
- 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018). Publication: 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. 🇩🇪

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Bifidobacterium gallinarum subsp. gallinarum (Watabe et al. 1983) Liu et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Bifidobacterium gallinarum subsp. saeculare (Biavati et al. 1992) Liu et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

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

Assigned by: Watabe J, Benno Y, Mitsuoka T. Bifidobacterium gallinarum sp. nov.: a new species isolated from the ceca of chickens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:127-132. 🇯🇵

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Species Bifidobacterium gallinarum

Species ***Bifidobacterium* *gallinarum***