Species ***Bifidobacterium* *globosum***

Name: Bifidobacterium globosum (ex Scardovi et al. 1969) Biavati et al. 1982

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: glo.bo’sum. L. neut. adj. globosum, round as a ball, spherical, globular

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bi-fi-do-bak-TE-ri-um glo-BO-sum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 25865; BCRC 14663; CCRC 14663; CCUG 34978; CCUG 39904; CGMCC 1.2203; DSM 20092; HAMBI 1376; HAMBI 563; JCM 5820; LMG 11569; RU 224

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D86194 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Biavati B, Scardovi V, Moore WEC. Electrophoretic patterns of proteins in the genus Bifidobacterium and proposal of four new species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:358-373. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Bifidobacterium pseudolongum subsp. globosum (Biavati et al. 1982 ex Scardovi et al. 1969) Yaeshima et al. 1992	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

Emendations:
- 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.

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 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 14 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: Biavati B, Scardovi V, Moore WEC. Electrophoretic patterns of proteins in the genus Bifidobacterium and proposal of four new species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:358-373. 🇺🇸

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Species Bifidobacterium globosum

Species ***Bifidobacterium* *globosum***