
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.13804
Name	Bifidobacterium longum longum (Reuter 1963) Mattarelli et al. 2008
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	(Reuter 1963) Mattarelli et al. 2008
Preferred Name	Bifidobacterium longum longum
Taxonomic Rank	subspecies
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.13804
Type Strain representative organism	E194b^T (=JCM 1217 =DSM 20219 =ATCC 15707)


Proper Form	Bifidobacterium longum longum (Reuter 1963) Mattarelli et al. 2008
Nomenclatural History	The subspecies Bifidobacterium longum longum was originally described and validly published by Mattarelli et al. 2008. In 2008, Mattarelli et al. reduced Bifidobacterium longum Reuter 1963 (Approved Lists 1980) to the rank of subspecies.

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Bifidobacterium longum longum (Reuter 1963) Mattarelli et al. 2008.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.13804.
Source File	10.1601/nm.13804.xml


This information was last reviewed on April 24, 2017.

References

Mattarelli P, Bonaparte C, Pot B, Biavati B. Proposal to reclassify the three biotypes of Bifidobacterium longum as three subspecies: Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum subsp. nov., Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis comb. nov. and Bifidobacterium longum subsp. suis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:767-772. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.65319-0 [PubMed].