Name: Pseudoscardovia radai Killer et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ra’da.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. radai, of Rada, named in honour of Professor Vojtěch Rada, who first undertook research into bifidobacteria in the Czech Republic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-do-skar-DO-wi-a RA-da-i, feminine

Type strain: CCM 7943; DPVI-TET3; DSM 24742

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ842704 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Killer J, Havlik J, Bunesova V, Vlkova E, Benada O. Pseudoscardovia radai sp. nov., another representative of a new genus within the family Bifidobacteriaceae isolated from the digestive tract of a wild pig ( Sus scrofa scrofa ). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2932-2938. 🇨🇿

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3923-3925.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Pseudoscardovia Killer et al. 2014

Assigned by: Killer J, Havlik J, Bunesova V, Vlkova E, Benada O. Pseudoscardovia radai sp. nov., another representative of a new genus within the family Bifidobacteriaceae isolated from the digestive tract of a wild pig ( Sus scrofa scrofa ). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2932-2938. 🇨🇿

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