Name: Bombiscardovia coagulans Killer et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: co.a’gu.lans. L. v. coagulo, to curdle or coagulate; L. fem. part. adj. coagulans, curdling, coagulating

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1586; BLAPIII-AGV; CCM 7739; DSM 22924

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU127550 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Killer J, Kopecny J, Mrazek J, Havlik J, Koppova I, Benada O, Rada V, Kofronova O. Bombiscardovia coagulans gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Bifidobacteriaceae isolated from the digestive tract of bumblebees. Syst Appl Microbiol 2010; 33:359-366.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 159. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2927-2929.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Bombiscardovia Killer et al. 2014. Publication: Killer J, Kopecny J, Mrazek J, Havlik J, Koppova I, Benada O, Rada V, Kofronova O. Bombiscardovia coagulans gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Bifidobacteriaceae isolated from the digestive tract of bumblebees. Syst Appl Microbiol 2010; 33:359-366.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species may be reclassified as Bifidobacterium". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Bombiscardovia Killer et al. 2014

Assigned by: Killer J, Kopecny J, Mrazek J, Havlik J, Koppova I, Benada O, Rada V, Kofronova O. Bombiscardovia coagulans gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Bifidobacteriaceae isolated from the digestive tract of bumblebees. Syst Appl Microbiol 2010; 33:359-366.

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