Name: Phocaeicola chinchillae (Kitahara et al. 2011) García-López et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacteroides chinchillae Kitahara et al. 2011

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, gender: k^hin-K^HIL-la͡e, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 59335; JCM 16497; ST170

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16S rRNA gene: AB547636 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: 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.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 193. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2960-2966.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Phocaeicola sartorii (Clavel et al. 2010) García-López et al. 2020

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacteroides chinchillae Kitahara et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Bacteroides sartorii Clavel et al. 2010	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Phocaeicola sartorii (Clavel et al. 2010) García-López et al. 2020	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Sakamoto and Ohkuma (2012), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Phocaeicola sartorii (Clavel et al. 2010) García-López et al. 2020. Publication: Sakamoto M, Ohkuma M. Bacteroides sartorii is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Bacteroides chinchillae and has priority. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1241-1244.
  • ⏲ According to Sakamoto and Ohkuma (2012), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacteroides sartorii Clavel et al. 2010. Publication: Sakamoto M, Ohkuma M. Bacteroides sartorii is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Bacteroides chinchillae and has priority. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1241-1244.
  • ❗ Phocaeicola chinchillae 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 Phocaeicola.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🥱 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. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more (but still isn't preferred) in favour of Bacteroides chinchillae Kitahara et al. 2011. Publication: Kitahara M, Tsuchida S, Kawasumi K, Amao H, Sakamoto M, Benno Y, Ohkuma M. Bacteroides chinchillae sp. nov. and Bacteroides rodentium sp. nov., isolated from chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:877-881. Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1502-1503.

Parent taxon: Phocaeicola Al Masalma et al. 2009

Assigned by: 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.

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