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Species Bifidobacterium minimum
Name: Bifidobacterium minimum Biavati et al. 1982
Etymology: mi’ni.mum. L. sup. neut. adj. minimum, least, smallest, very small
Type strain: ATCC 27538; BCRC 14666; CCRC 14666; CCUG 34982; CGMCC 1.2233; DSM 20102; JCM 5821; LMG 11592
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
M58741
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
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Emendations:
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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 genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
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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.
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03535 (N = 6).
- 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
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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Record number: 774048
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