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Species Bifidobacterium porcinum
Name: Bifidobacterium porcinum (Zhu et al. 2003) Nouioui et al. 2018
Basonym: Bifidobacterium thermacidophilum subsp. porcinum Zhu et al. 2003
Etymology: por.ci’num. L. neut. adj. porcinum, of a hog
Pronunciation, gender: por-KI-num, neuter
Type strain: CGMCC 1.3009; DSM 17755; JCM 16945; LMG 21689; P3-14
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LC519870
Analyse
FASTA
Effective 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. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 184. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3379-3393.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Bifidobacterium thermacidophilum subsp. porcinum Zhu et al. 2003 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank "Bifidobacterium thermacidophilum subsp. suis" Kheadr et al. 2007 homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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:
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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Record number: 798320
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