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Species Prevotella phocaeensis
Name: Prevotella phocaeensis Afouda et al. 2019
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
Type strain: CSUR P2259; DSM 103364; SN 19
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LN998069
Analyse
FASTA
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)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 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 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
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