Species Segatella bryantii

Name: Segatella bryantii (Avguštin et al. 1997) Hitch et al. 2023

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Prevotella bryantii Avguštin et al. 1997

Etymology: bry.an’ti.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. bryantii, of Bryant, named after Marvin Bryant, an American microbiologist

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: se-ga-TEL-la bry-AN-ti-i, feminine

Type strain: B 14; CIP 105474; DSM 11371

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ006457 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hitch TCA, Bisdorf K, Afrizal A, Riedel T, Overmann J, Strowig T, Clavel T. A taxonomic note on the genus Prevotella: Description of four novel genera and emended description of the genera Hallella and Xylanibacter. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126354. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 209. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5709.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Prevotella bryantii Avguštin et al. 1997

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Prevotella bryantii Avguštin et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Segatella bryantii is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Segatella.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Segatella Hitch et al. 2023

Assigned by: Hitch TCA, Bisdorf K, Afrizal A, Riedel T, Overmann J, Strowig T, Clavel T. A taxonomic note on the genus Prevotella: Description of four novel genera and emended description of the genera Hallella and Xylanibacter. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126354. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 36194