Subspecies Bifidobacterium gallinarum subsp. gallinarum

Name: Bifidobacterium gallinarum subsp. gallinarum (Watabe et al. 1983) Liu et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: subspecies, subsp. nov.

Basonym: Bifidobacterium gallinarum Watabe et al. 1983

Etymology: gal.li.na’rum. L. fem. n. gallina, a hen; L. gen. fem. pl. n. gallinarum, of hens

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bi-fi-do-bak-TE-ri-um gal-li-NA-rum gal-li-NA-rum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 33777; BCRC 14679; CCRC 14679; CCUG 34990; CGMCC 1.2283; Ch206-5; DSM 20670; JCM 6291; LMG 11586

Valid publication: Liu DD, Wang H, Gu CT. Proposal of Bifidobacterium saeculare Biavati et al. 1992 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bifidobacterium gallinarum Watabe et al. 1983 and Bifidobacterium gallinarum subsp. saeculare subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5964-5968. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Bifidobacterium gallinarum subsp. saeculare (Biavati et al. 1992) Liu et al. 2020 but an explicit description was also provided. Publication: Liu DD, Wang H, Gu CT. Proposal of Bifidobacterium saeculare Biavati et al. 1992 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bifidobacterium gallinarum Watabe et al. 1983 and Bifidobacterium gallinarum subsp. saeculare subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5964-5968. 🇨🇳
  • 😷 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.
  • 🙆 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 gallinarum Watabe et al. 1983

Assigned by: Liu DD, Wang H, Gu CT. Proposal of Bifidobacterium saeculare Biavati et al. 1992 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bifidobacterium gallinarum Watabe et al. 1983 and Bifidobacterium gallinarum subsp. saeculare subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5964-5968. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 14842