Prevotella ruminicola
| Prevotella ruminicola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Bacteroidota |
| Class: | Bacteroidia |
| Order: | Bacteroidales |
| Family: | Prevotellaceae |
| Genus: | Prevotella |
| Species: | P. ruminicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Prevotella ruminicola (Bryant et al. 1958) Shah and Collins 1990 | |
| Type strain | |
| ATCC 19189; Bryant 23; DSM 19721; JCM 8958 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Prevotella ruminicola is a species of obligately anaerobic bacterium in the family Prevotellaceae. It is associated with the rumen of cattle and other ruminants, where it contributes to the fermentation of plant-derived substrates. The species was originally described from the bovine rumen as Bacteroides ruminicola in 1958 and was later transferred to the genus Prevotella.[2][3]
Taxonomy
The species was first described in 1958 as Bacteroides ruminicola, one of several succinic acid-producing anaerobic bacteria isolated from bovine rumen material.[2] In 1990, the genus Prevotella was proposed for several species formerly classified in Bacteroides, including the transfer of B. ruminicola to Prevotella ruminicola.[3]
In 1997, ruminal isolates previously assigned to P. ruminicola were re-examined. This work led to the proposal of Prevotella brevis, Prevotella bryantii, and Prevotella albensis, and to a narrower definition of P. ruminicola.[4]
A later genome-based taxonomic study proposed the combination Xylanibacter ruminicola.[5] The List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature currently lists Prevotella ruminicola as the correct name and treats Xylanibacter ruminicola as a synonym.[1]
Characteristics
P. ruminicola is an obligately anaerobic, Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium. The species name ruminicola means "inhabitant of the rumen".[1]
The species is saccharolytic and has been studied for its ability to use non-cellulosic plant polysaccharides. P. ruminicola has been reported to contribute to hemicellulose utilization in the bovine rumen, including the degradation of xylan.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 "Species: Prevotella ruminicola". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Leibniz Institute DSMZ. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- 1 2 Bryant, M. P.; Small, Nola; Bouma, Cecelia; Chu, Hilda (1958). "Bacteroides ruminicola n. sp. and Succinimonas amylolytica; the new genus and species; species of succinic acid-producing anaerobic bacteria of the bovine rumen". Journal of Bacteriology. 76 (1): 15–23. doi:10.1128/jb.76.1.15-23.1958. PMC 290147. PMID 13563384.
- 1 2 Shah, H. N.; Collins, D. M. (1990). "Prevotella, a new genus to include Bacteroides melaninogenicus and related species formerly classified in the genus Bacteroides". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 40 (2): 205–208. doi:10.1099/00207713-40-2-205. PMID 2223612.
- ↑ Avgustin, Gorazd; Wallace, R. John; Flint, Harry J. (1997). "Phenotypic diversity among ruminal isolates of Prevotella ruminicola: proposal of Prevotella brevis sp. nov., Prevotella bryantii sp. nov., and Prevotella albensis sp. nov. and redefinition of Prevotella ruminicola". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 47 (2): 284–288. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-284. PMID 9103611.
- ↑ Hitch, Thomas C. A.; Bisdorf, Kevin; Afrizal, Afrizal; Riedel, Thomas; Overmann, Jörg; Strowig, Till; Clavel, Thomas (2022). "A taxonomic note on the genus Prevotella: Description of four novel genera and emended description of the genera Hallella and Xylanibacter". Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 45 (6). doi:10.1016/j.syapm.2022.126354. PMID 36067550.
- ↑ Dodd, Dylan; Kocherginskaya, Svetlana A.; Spies, M. Ashley; Beery, Kyle E.; Abbas, Charles A.; Mackie, Roderick I.; Cann, Isaac K. O. (2009). "Biochemical analysis of a β-D-xylosidase and a bifunctional xylanase-ferulic acid esterase from a xylanolytic gene cluster in Prevotella ruminicola 23". Journal of Bacteriology. 191 (10): 3328–3338. doi:10.1128/JB.01628-08. PMC 2687155. PMID 19304844.