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Species Prevotella oulorum
Name: Prevotella oulorum corrig. (Shah et al. 1985) Shah and Collins 1990
Basonym: Bacteroides oulorum Shah et al. 1985
Etymology: ou.lo’rum. Gr. neut. n. oûlon, the gums; N.L. gen. neut. pl. n. oulorum, of the gums [probably better: ulorum]
Type strain: ATCC 43324; CCUG 54769; CIP 104477; DSM 19148; JCM 14966; NCTC 11871; WPH 179
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB547702
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Shah HN, Collins DM. Prevotella, a new genus to include Bacteroides melaninogenicus and related species formerly classified in the genus Bacteroides. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:205-208. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Segatella oulorum (Shah et al. 1985) Hitch et al. 2023 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Bacteroides oulorum Shah et al. 1985 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Prevotella oulora (Shah et al. 1985) Shah and Collins 1990 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Emendations:
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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.
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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.
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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 = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 6 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 risk group of the species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), no evidence of human infection was found for this species.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
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🧍 There are some problems with the type strain of Prevotella oulorum. According to the CCUG, the type strain should be the following: Holbrook 179 = WPH 179 = ATCC 43324 = CCUG 54769 = JCM 14966 = NCTC 12747. — 🧍 There are some problems with the type strain of Prevotella oulorum. According to the CCUG, the type strain should be the following: Holbrook 179 WPH 179 ATCC 43324 CCUG 54769 JCM 14966 NCTC 12747.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷
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🧍 Original spelling, Prevotella oulora (sic), corrected by H. Werner (IJSB 41, 590-591, 1991).
Publication:
Tanner A. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON GRAM-NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC RODS: Minutes of the meeting, 13 and 14 September, 1990, Osaka, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1991; 41:590-591.
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🧍 The original spelling, Prevotella oulora (sic), has been corrected by H. Werner.
Publication:
Tanner A. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON GRAM-NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC RODS: Minutes of the meeting, 13 and 14 September, 1990, Osaka, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1991; 41:590-591.
Parent taxon: Prevotella Shah and Collins 1990
Assigned by:
Shah HN, Collins DM. Prevotella, a new genus to include Bacteroides melaninogenicus and related species formerly classified in the genus Bacteroides. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:205-208. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 784680
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