Name: Lachnospira multipara corrig. Bryant and Small 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mul.ti.pa.ra. L. masc. adj. multus, much, many; L. v. paro, to produce; N.L. fem. adj. multipara, many products produced

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 19207; D32; DSM 3073

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16S rRNA gene: AH000856 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Bryant MP, Small N. Characteristics of two new genera of anaerobic curved rods isolated from the rumen of cattle. J Bacteriol 1956; 72:22-26.

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

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lachnospira multiparus Bryant and Small 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Lachnospira Bryant and Small 1956 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Bryant MP, Small N. Characteristics of two new genera of anaerobic curved rods isolated from the rumen of cattle. J Bacteriol 1956; 72:22-26.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Lachnospira multiparus (sic), has been corrected by Hill et al. 1984. Publication: Hill LR, Skerman VBD, Sneath PHA. Corrigenda to the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names edited for the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:508-511. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Lachnospira Bryant and Small 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Bryant MP, Small N. Characteristics of two new genera of anaerobic curved rods isolated from the rumen of cattle. J Bacteriol 1956; 72:22-26.

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