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Species Bifidobacterium saeculare
Name: Bifidobacterium saeculare Biavati et al. 1992
Etymology: sae.cu.la’re. L. neut. adj. saeculare, of or belonging to a saeculum, commemorating the ninth centenary of the foundation of Bologna University
Pronunciation, gender: sa͡e-ku-LA-re, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 49392; CCUG 34977; CGMCC 1.2278; DSM 6531; JCM 18223; JCM 8223; LMG 14934; RA161
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16S rRNA gene:
D89328
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Biavati B, Mattarelli P, Crociani F. Bifidobacterium saeculare: a new species isolated from feces of rabbit. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1991; 14:389-392. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 41. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:327-328.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Bifidobacterium gallinarum subsp. saeculare (Biavati et al. 1992) Liu et al. 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Bifidobacterium pullorum subsp. saeculare (Biavati et al. 1992) Nouioui et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank Bifidobacterium gallinarum subsp. saeculare (Biavati et al. 1992) Liu et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
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Notes:
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⏲ According to Liu et al. (2020), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Bifidobacterium gallinarum Watabe et al. 1983.
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.
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🏢 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.
- ❗ Bifidobacterium saeculare is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Bifidobacterium.
- 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
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🧍 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. 🇩🇪
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🧍 The date of valid publication of this name is in fact that of the first citation in a Validation List (List no. 40, published 8 January 1992) [2].
Publication:
Euzeby JP, Kudo T. Corrigenda to the validation lists. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1933-1938. 🇫🇷
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🧍 The species Bifidobacterium saeculare (effective publication: Biavati et al. 1992, type strain: RA161 = ATCC 49392) appears also on the Validation List no. 41 [1]. The date of valid publication of this name is in fact that of the first citation in a Validation List (List no. 40, published 8 January 1992) [2].
Publication:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 41. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:327-328.
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⏲ According to Liu et al. (2020), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Bifidobacterium gallinarum Watabe et al. 1983.
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.
Parent taxon: Bifidobacterium Orla-Jensen 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Biavati B, Mattarelli P, Crociani F. Bifidobacterium saeculare: a new species isolated from feces of rabbit. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1991; 14:389-392. 🇮🇹
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Record number: 774057
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