Name: Pseudoprevotella muciniphila Na et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mu.ci.ni’phi.la. N.L. neut. n. mucinum, mucin; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. muciniphila, mucin-loving

Pronunciation, gender: mu-ki-NI-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: E39; JCM 32621; KCTC 15717

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG763147 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Na SW, Chun BH, Beak SH, Khan SA, Haque MN, Lee JS, Jeon CO, Lee SS, Baik M. Pseudoprevotella muciniphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a mucin-degrading bacterium attached to the bovine rumen epithelium. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0251791.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 201. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4943.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pseudoprevotella Na et al. 2021. Publication: Na SW, Chun BH, Beak SH, Khan SA, Haque MN, Lee JS, Jeon CO, Lee SS, Baik M. Pseudoprevotella muciniphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a mucin-degrading bacterium attached to the bovine rumen epithelium. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0251791.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Pseudoprevotella Na et al. 2021

Assigned by: Na SW, Chun BH, Beak SH, Khan SA, Haque MN, Lee JS, Jeon CO, Lee SS, Baik M. Pseudoprevotella muciniphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a mucin-degrading bacterium attached to the bovine rumen epithelium. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0251791.

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