Species Prevotella illustrans

Name: Prevotella illustrans Buhl et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: il.lus’trans. L. fem. part. adj. illustrans, enlightening, with this taxonomic description shedding light on a hitherto unknown novel species

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pre-wo-TEL-la il-LUS-trans, feminine

Type strain: A2931; CCOS 1232; CCUG 72806; DSM 108028

16S rRNA gene: MT675969 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Buhl MEJ, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Marschal M. Prevotella illustrans sp. nov., derived from human oropharyngeal abscess puncture fluid. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5146. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5273.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Parent taxon: Prevotella Shah and Collins 1990

Assigned by: Buhl MEJ, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Marschal M. Prevotella illustrans sp. nov., derived from human oropharyngeal abscess puncture fluid. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5146. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 25628

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