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Species Parabacteroides chongii
Name: Parabacteroides chongii Kim et al. 2019
Etymology: chong’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. chongii, to honor the outstanding Korean clinical microbiologist Yunsop Chong
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KHON͡G-i-i, masculine
Type strain: B 3181; KACC 19034; LMG 30065
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KX462878
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Kim H, Im WT, Kim M, Kim D, Seo YH, Yong D, Jeong SH, Lee K. Parabacteroides chongii sp. nov., isolated from blood of a patient with peritonitis. J Microbiol 2018; 56:722-726. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 187. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1247-1250.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
Parent taxon: Parabacteroides Sakamoto and Benno 2006
Assigned by:
Kim H, Im WT, Kim M, Kim D, Seo YH, Yong D, Jeong SH, Lee K. Parabacteroides chongii sp. nov., isolated from blood of a patient with peritonitis. J Microbiol 2018; 56:722-726. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 800750
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