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Name: Bifidobacterium xylocopae Alberoni et al. 2019
Etymology: xy.lo.co’pae. N.L. gen. fem. n. xylocopae, of Xylocopa, a wood cutter, the genus name of the insect from which the strain was isolated
Type strain: DSM 104955; LMG 30142; XV2
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16S rRNA gene: MH043275 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Alberoni D, Gaggia F, Baffoni L, Modesto MM, Biavati B, Di Gioia D. Bifidobacterium xylocopae sp. nov. and Bifidobacterium aemilianum sp. nov., from the carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea) digestive tract. Syst Appl Microbiol 2019; 42:205-216.
IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 188. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1844-1846.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Bifidobacterium Orla-Jensen 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Alberoni D, Gaggia F, Baffoni L, Modesto MM, Biavati B, Di Gioia D. Bifidobacterium xylocopae sp. nov. and Bifidobacterium aemilianum sp. nov., from the carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea) digestive tract. Syst Appl Microbiol 2019; 42:205-216.
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Record number: 801293