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Species Parabacteroides faecis
Name: Parabacteroides faecis Sakamoto et al. 2015
Etymology: fae’cis. L. gen. fem. n. faecis, of dregs, of faeces, referring to faecal origin
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … FA͡E-kis, masculine
Type strain: 157; CCUG 66681; JCM 18682
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB739697
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Sakamoto M, Tanaka Y, Benno Y, Ohkuma M. Parabacteroides faecis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1342-1346. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2026-2027.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 3 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 other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Parabacteroides Sakamoto and Benno 2006
Assigned by:
Sakamoto M, Tanaka Y, Benno Y, Ohkuma M. Parabacteroides faecis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1342-1346. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 792719
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