Subspecies Prevotella ruminicola subsp. brevis

Name: Prevotella ruminicola subsp. brevis (Bryant et al. 1958) Shah and Collins 1990

Category, proposed as: subspecies, comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacteroides ruminicola subsp. brevis Bryant et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: bre’vis. L. fem. adj. brevis, short

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pre-wo-TEL-la ru-mi-NI-ko-la BRE-wis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 19188; CIP 105473; GA33; JCM 14576

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16S rRNA gene: AJ011682 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shah HN, Collins DM. Prevotella, a new genus to include Bacteroides melaninogenicus and related species formerly classified in the genus Bacteroides. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:205-208. 🇬🇧

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Prevotella brevis (Bryant et al. 1958) Avguštin et al. 1997

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacteroides ruminicola subsp. brevis Bryant et al. 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Xylanibacter brevis (Bryant et al. 1958) Hitch et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Prevotella brevis (Bryant et al. 1958) Avguštin et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Prevotella ruminicola subsp. brevis is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Prevotella ruminicola within a separate genus Prevotella.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "biovar 3: 2 human pathogen". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — 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 a synonym of the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Prevotella ruminicola (Bryant et al. 1958) Shah and Collins 1990

Assigned by: Shah HN, Collins DM. Prevotella, a new genus to include Bacteroides melaninogenicus and related species formerly classified in the genus Bacteroides. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:205-208. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 784683