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Species Sebaldella termitidis
Name: Sebaldella termitidis (Sebald 1962) Collins and Shah 1986
Etymology: ter.mi’ti.dis. L. masc. n. termes (gen. termitis), wood-eating worm; N.L. gen. masc. n. termitidis, pertaining to the termite
Type strain: ATCC 33386; DSM 24458; NCTC 11300
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
M58678
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Collins MD, Shah HN. Reclassification of Bacteroides termitidis Sebald (Holdeman and Moore) in a new genus Sebaldella, as Sebaldella termitidis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:349-350. 
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 Bacteroides termitidis (Sebald 1962) Holdeman and Moore 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sebaldella Collins and Shah 1986.
Publication:
Collins MD, Shah HN. Reclassification of Bacteroides termitidis Sebald (Holdeman and Moore) in a new genus Sebaldella, as Sebaldella termitidis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:349-350.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 5 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Harmon-Smith M, Celia L, Chertkov O, Lapidus A, Copeland A, Glavina Del Rio T, Nolan M, Lucas S, Tice H, Cheng JF, et al. Complete genome sequence of Sebaldella termitidis type strain (NCTC 11300). Stand Genomic Sci 2010; 2:220-227.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sebaldella Collins and Shah 1986.
Publication:
Collins MD, Shah HN. Reclassification of Bacteroides termitidis Sebald (Holdeman and Moore) in a new genus Sebaldella, as Sebaldella termitidis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:349-350.
Parent taxon: Sebaldella Collins and Shah 1986
Assigned by:
Collins MD, Shah HN. Reclassification of Bacteroides termitidis Sebald (Holdeman and Moore) in a new genus Sebaldella, as Sebaldella termitidis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:349-350.
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Record number: 784864
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