Species Bifidobacterium stercoris

Name: Bifidobacterium stercoris Kim et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ster’co.ris. L. gen. neut. n. stercoris, of dung, excrement, ordure

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bi-fi-do-bak-TE-ri-um STER-ko-ris, neuter

Type strain: DSM 24849; Eg1; JCM 15918; KCTC 5756

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF147852 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim MS, Roh SW, Bae JW. Bifidobacterium stercoris sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2823-2827. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:477-478.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Bifidobacterium adolescentis Reuter 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Bifidobacterium faecale Choi et al. 2014	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Bifidobacterium adolescentis Reuter 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

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:
  - 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Killer et al. (2013), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bifidobacterium adolescentis Reuter 1963 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Killer J, Sedlacek I, Rada V, Havlik J, Kopecny J. Reclassification of Bifidobacterium stercoris Kim et al. 2010 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bifidobacterium adolescentis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4350-4353. 🇨🇿
- ⏲ According to Nouioui et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bifidobacterium adolescentis Reuter 1963 (Approved Lists 1980). 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. 🇩🇪
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: 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.
- ❗ Bifidobacterium stercoris 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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.

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

Assigned by: Kim MS, Roh SW, Bae JW. Bifidobacterium stercoris sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2823-2827. 🇰🇷

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Species Bifidobacterium stercoris