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Species Prevotella phocaeensis

Name: Prevotella phocaeensis Afouda et al. 2019

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: pho.cae.en’sis. L. fem. adj. phocaeensis, ‘of Phocaea, ’ the Latin name of Marseille, adapted from the first Greek name of Marseille, Phokaia, where the strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pre-wo-TEL-la pho-ka͡e-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CSUR P2259; DSM 103364; SN 19

16S rRNA gene: LN998069 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Afouda P, Ndongo S, Khelaifia S, Labas N, Cadoret F, Di Pinto F, Delerce J, Raoult D, Million M. Noncontiguous finished genome sequence and description of Prevotella phocaeensis sp. nov., a new anaerobic species isolated from human gut infected by Clostridium difficile. New Microbes New Infect 2017; 15:117-127. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 185. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:5-9.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Prevotella Shah and Collins 1990

Assigned by: Afouda P, Ndongo S, Khelaifia S, Labas N, Cadoret F, Di Pinto F, Delerce J, Raoult D, Million M. Noncontiguous finished genome sequence and description of Prevotella phocaeensis sp. nov., a new anaerobic species isolated from human gut infected by Clostridium difficile. New Microbes New Infect 2017; 15:117-127. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 798053