Name: Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. animalis (Mitsuoka 1969) Masco et al. 2004 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Bifidobacterium longum subsp. animalis" Mitsuoka 1969
Etymology: a.ni.ma’lis. L. gen. n. animalis, of a living being, an animal (also as adjective)
Type strain: ATCC 25527; BCRC 14668; CCRC 14668; CCUG 24606; CCUG 33907; CGMCC 1.2268; CIP 105419; DSM 20104; HAMBI 112; JCM 1190; KCTC 3125; LMG 10508; NBIMCC 8820; NCDO 2242; NCFB 2242; NCIMB 702242; R101-8
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Effective publication: Masco L, Ventura M, Zink R, Huys G, Swings J. Polyphasic taxonomic analysis of Bifidobacterium animalis and Bifidobacterium lactis reveals relatedness at the subspecies level: reclassification of Bifidobacterium animalis as Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. animalis subsp. nov. and Bifidobacterium lactis as Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1137-1143.
IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Bifidobacterium animalis (Mitsuoka 1969) Scardovi and Trovatelli 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Masco L, Ventura M, Zink R, Huys G, Swings J. Polyphasic taxonomic analysis of Bifidobacterium animalis and Bifidobacterium lactis reveals relatedness at the subspecies level: reclassification of Bifidobacterium animalis as Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. animalis subsp. nov. and Bifidobacterium lactis as Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1137-1143.
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