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Species Prevotella heparinolytica
Name: Prevotella heparinolytica (Okuda et al. 1985) Shah and Collins 1990
Basonym: Bacteroides heparinolyticus Okuda et al. 1985
Etymology: he.pa.ri.no.ly’ti.ca. N.L. neut. adj. heparinum, heparin; from Gr. neut. n. hêpar, liver; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. adj. lytikos -ê -on, able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. heparinolytica, heparin dissolving
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … he-pa-ri-no-LY-ti-ka, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 35895; CCUG 27827; DSM 23917; HEP; LMG 10142
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
L16487
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. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Bacteroides heparinolyticus Okuda et al. 1985 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 21 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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 species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
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🧍 Disputed reclassification. The Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Gram-negative anaerobic rods recommends that Prevotella heparinolytica (Okuda et al. 1985) Shah and Collins 1990 be designated Bacteroides heparinolyticus Okuda et al. 1985.
Publication:
Olsen I, Shah HN. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Gram-negative anaerobic rods. Minutes of the meetings, 9 and 10 July 2000, Manchester, UK. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001; 51:1943-1944. 🇬🇧
Parent taxon: Prevotella 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: 784676
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