Name: Parabacteroides chinchillae Kitahara et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: chin.chil’lae. N.L. fem. n. Chinchilla, the zoological genus name of the chinchilla; N.L. gen. fem. n. chinchillae, of a chinchilla

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-ra-bak-ter-o-I-des k^hin-K^HIL-la͡e, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 62154; DSM 29073; JCM 17104; ST166

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB574482 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kitahara M, Sakamoto M, Tsuchida S, Kawasumi K, Amao H, Benno Y, Ohkuma M. Parabacteroides chinchillae sp. nov., isolated from chinchilla (Chincilla lanigera) faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3470-3474. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4371-4373.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • García-López et al. 2019 Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Parabacteroides Sakamoto and Benno 2006

Assigned by: Kitahara M, Sakamoto M, Tsuchida S, Kawasumi K, Amao H, Benno Y, Ohkuma M. Parabacteroides chinchillae sp. nov., isolated from chinchilla (Chincilla lanigera) faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3470-3474. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 791117