
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.7956
Name	Bacteroides heparinolyticus Okuda et al. 1985
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Okuda et al. 1985
Preferred Name	Prevotella heparinolytica
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.7956
Type Strain representative organism	HEP^T (=DSM 23917 =ATCC 35895 =CCUG 27827 =LMG 10142)


Proper Form	Bacteroides heparinolyticus Okuda et al. 1985
Nomenclatural History	The species Bacteroides heparinolyticus was originally described and validly published by Okuda et al. 1985. In 1990, Shah and Collins established Bacteroides heparinolyticus as the basonym of Prevotella heparinolytica (Okuda et al. 1985) Shah and Collins 1990 .

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Bacteroides heparinolyticus Okuda et al. 1985.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.7956.
Source File	10.1601/nm.7956.xml


This information was last reviewed on February 24, 2009.

References

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. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-40-2-205 [PubMed].
Okuda K, Kato T, Shiozu J, Takazoe I, Nakamura T. Bacteroides heparinolyticus sp. nov. isolated from humans with periodontitis. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1985; 35:438-442. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-35-4-438.