Name: Bifidobacterium longum subsp. iuvenis Modesto et al. 2023

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: iu’ve.nis. L. gen. masc./fem. n. iuvenis, of child, because the type strain was isolated from a 2 year old Bangladeshi child

Gender: neuter

Type strain: CCOS 2034; LMG 32752; NCC 5000

16S rRNA gene: OP696622 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Modesto M, Ngom-Bru C, Scarafile D, Bruttin A, Pruvost S, Sarker SA, Ahmed T, Sakwinska O, Mattarelli P, Duboux S. Bifidobacterium longum subsp. iuvenis subsp. nov., a novel subspecies isolated from the faeces of weaning infants. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6013. 🇮🇹

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6145.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• 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 longum Reuter 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Modesto M, Ngom-Bru C, Scarafile D, Bruttin A, Pruvost S, Sarker SA, Ahmed T, Sakwinska O, Mattarelli P, Duboux S. Bifidobacterium longum subsp. iuvenis subsp. nov., a novel subspecies isolated from the faeces of weaning infants. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6013. 🇮🇹

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Record number: 40911