Species Capsularis zoogleiformans

Name: Capsularis zoogleiformans (Weinberg et al. 1937) Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacterium zoogleiformans" Weinberg et al. 1937

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kap-su-LA-ris zo-o-gle-i-FOR-mans, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 33285; CCUG 20495; CIP 104479; NCTC 13075; VPI D28K-1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: L16488 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Prévot AR. Études de systématique bactérienne. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1938; 60:285-307.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Capsularis zoogleoformans corrig. (Weinberg et al. 1937) Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Prevotella zoogleoformans (Weinberg et al. 1937) Shah and Collins 1990	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Capsularis zoogleoformans corrig. (Weinberg et al. 1937) Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    "Bacterium zoogleoformans" corrig. Weinberg et al. 1937	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    "Bacterium zoogleiformans" Weinberg et al. 1937	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Bacteroides zoogleoformans (Weinberg et al. 1937) Cato et al. 1982	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — 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 0 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 species itself.

Parent taxon: Capsularis Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Prévot AR. Études de systématique bactérienne. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1938; 60:285-307.

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Record number: 783605