Species Bifidobacterium mellis

Name: Bifidobacterium mellis Olofsson et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mel’lis. L. gen. neut. n. mellis, of honey

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bi-fi-do-bak-TE-ri-um MEL-lis, neuter

Type strain: Bin7N; CCUG 66113; DSM 29108

16S rRNA gene: JX099565 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Olofsson TC, Modesto M, Pascarelli S, Scarafile D, Mattarelli P, Vasquez A. Bifidobacterium mellis sp. nov., isolated from the honey stomach of the honey bee Apis mellifera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5766. 🇮🇹

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5910.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

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

Assigned by: Olofsson TC, Modesto M, Pascarelli S, Scarafile D, Mattarelli P, Vasquez A. Bifidobacterium mellis sp. nov., isolated from the honey stomach of the honey bee Apis mellifera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5766. 🇮🇹

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Record number: 37006

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