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Species Prevotella rara
Name: Prevotella rara Efimov et al. 2018
Etymology: ra’ra. L. fem. adj. rara, rare, uncommon
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … RA-ra, feminine
Type strain: 109; DSM 105141; VKM B-2992
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16S rRNA gene:
KX198132
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Efimov BA, Chaplin AV, Shcherbakova VA, Suzina NE, Podoprigora IV, Shkoporov AN. Prevotella rara sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3818-3825. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:600-601.
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 Xylanibacter rara (Efimov et al. 2018) Hitch et al. 2023 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling Xylanibacter rarus corrig. (Efimov et al. 2018) Hitch et al. 2023 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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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:
Efimov BA, Chaplin AV, Shcherbakova VA, Suzina NE, Podoprigora IV, Shkoporov AN. Prevotella rara sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3818-3825. 🇷🇺
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Record number: 798001
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