Name: Bifidobacterium catenulatum subsp. kashiwanohense (Morita et al. 2011) Nouioui et al. 2018

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bifidobacterium kashiwanohense Morita et al. 2011

Etymology: ka.shi.wa.no.hen’se. N.L. neut. adj. kashiwanohense, of or pertaining to Kashiwanoha in Japan

Pronunciation, gender: ka-s͡hi-wa-no-HEN-se, neuter

Type strain: DSM 21854; HM2-2; JCM 15439

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB425276 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 184. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3379-3393.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bifidobacterium kashiwanohense Morita et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Bifidobacterium catenulatum Scardovi and Crociani 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.

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Record number: 798652