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Species Bifidobacterium tsurumiense
Name: Bifidobacterium tsurumiense Okamoto et al. 2008
Etymology: tsu.ru.mi.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. tsurumiense, pertaining to Tsurumi University, Yokohama, Japan
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … tsu-ru-mi-EN-se, neuter
Type strain: DSM 17777; JCM 13495; OMB115
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB241106
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Okamoto M, Benno Y, Leung KP, Maeda N. Bifidobacterium tsurumiense sp. nov., from hamster dental plaque. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:144-148. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:747-748.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.04244 (N = 6).
- 😷 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 1 time 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.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
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. 🇩🇪
Parent taxon: Bifidobacterium Orla-Jensen 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Okamoto M, Benno Y, Leung KP, Maeda N. Bifidobacterium tsurumiense sp. nov., from hamster dental plaque. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:144-148. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 787116
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