Species Hoylesella saccharolytica

Name: Hoylesella saccharolytica (Downes et al. 2010) Hitch et al. 2023

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Prevotella saccharolytica Downes et al. 2010

Etymology: sac.cha.ro.ly’ti.ca. Gr. neut. n. sakchar, sugar; N.L. fem. adj. lytica, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. fem. adj. lytikê, able to loose, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. saccharolytica, saccharolytic, breaking down multiple sugars

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: hoy-le-SEL-la sak-k^ha-ro-LY-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 57944; D033B-12-2; DSM 22473

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB616135 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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Prevotella saccharolytica Downes et al. 2010

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Prevotella saccharolytica Downes et al. 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Hoylesella saccharolytica is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Hoylesella.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Hoylesella Hitch et al. 2023

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: 36203