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Species Parabacteroides timonensis
Name: Parabacteroides timonensis Bilen et al. 2025
Etymology: ti.mo.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. timonensis, pertaining to La Timone, Marseilles’ hospital name, France, where the strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: ti-mo-NEN-sis, masculine
Type strain: CCUG 71183; CSUR P3236; Marseille P3236
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LT598573
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Bilen M, Mbogning Fonkou MD, Khelaifia S, Tomei E, Cadoret F, Daoud Z, Armstrong N, Bittar F, Fournier PE, Raoult D, et al. Taxonogenomics description of Parabacteroides timonensis sp. nov. isolated from a human stool sample. Microbiologyopen 2019; 8:e00702. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 225. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6863.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-10-21.
- 🙆 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:
Bilen M, Mbogning Fonkou MD, Khelaifia S, Tomei E, Cadoret F, Daoud Z, Armstrong N, Bittar F, Fournier PE, Raoult D, et al. Taxonogenomics description of Parabacteroides timonensis sp. nov. isolated from a human stool sample. Microbiologyopen 2019; 8:e00702.
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Record number: 67914
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