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Species Bifidobacterium mellis

Name: Bifidobacterium mellis Olofsson et al. 2023

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: mel’lis. L. gen. neut. n. mellis, of honey

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bi-fi-do-bak-TE-ri-um MEL-lis, neuter

Type strain: Bin7N; CCUG 66113; DSM 29108

16S rRNA gene: JX099565 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Olofsson TC, Modesto M, Pascarelli S, Scarafile D, Mattarelli P, Vasquez A. Bifidobacterium mellis sp. nov., isolated from the honey stomach of the honey bee Apis mellifera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5766. 🇮🇹

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5910.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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.
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Bifidobacterium Orla-Jensen 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Olofsson TC, Modesto M, Pascarelli S, Scarafile D, Mattarelli P, Vasquez A. Bifidobacterium mellis sp. nov., isolated from the honey stomach of the honey bee Apis mellifera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5766. 🇮🇹

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Record number: 37006

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