Name: Hallella bergensis (Downes et al. 2006) Hitch et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Prevotella bergensis Downes et al. 2006

Etymology: berg.en’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. bergensis, referring to Bergen, the Norwegian city where the first strains were isolated

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 94067913; CCUG 51224; DSM 17361; JCM 13869

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB547672 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hitch TCA, Bisdorf K, Afrizal A, Riedel T, Overmann J, Strowig T, Clavel T. A taxonomic note on the genus Prevotella: Description of four novel genera and emended description of the genera Hallella and Xylanibacter. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126354.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 209. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5709.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Prevotella bergensis Downes et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Prevotella bergensis Downes et al. 2006, which has a risk group (Belgium) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Prevotella bergensis Downes et al. 2006, which has a risk group (Germany) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Hallella Moore and Moore 1994

Assigned by: Hitch TCA, Bisdorf K, Afrizal A, Riedel T, Overmann J, Strowig T, Clavel T. A taxonomic note on the genus Prevotella: Description of four novel genera and emended description of the genera Hallella and Xylanibacter. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126354.

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Record number: 36193