Genus Streptobacillus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Streptobacillus Levaditi et al. 1925, genus.
Type species: ¤ Streptobacillus moniliformis Levaditi et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980).
Synonyms: Not "Streptobacillus" Ucke 1898, "Haverhillia" Parker and Hudson 1926.
Etymology: Gr. adj. streptos, twisted, curved; L. masc. n. bacillus, a small rod; N.L. masc. n. Streptobacillus, a twisted or curved small rod.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: LEVADITI (C.), NICOLAU (S.) and POINCLOUX (P.): Sur le rôle étiologique de Streptobacillus moniliformis (nov. spec.) dans l'érythème polymorphe aigu septicémique. Compte Rendu Hebdomadaire des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (Paris), 1925, 180, 1188-1190.
→ Streptobacillus Levaditi et al. 1925 emend. Woo et al. 2014.
Reference: WOO, P. C. Y., WU, A. K. L., TSANG, C.-C., LEUNG, K.-W., NGAN, A. H. Y., CURREEM, S. O. T., LAM, K.-W., CHEN, J. H. K., CHAN, J. F. W. and LAU, S. K. P. 2014. Streptobacillus hongkongensis sp. nov., isolated from patients with quinsy and septic arthritis, and emended descriptions of the genus Streptobacillus and Streptobacillus moniliformis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3034-3039.
Original article.
→ Streptobacillus Levaditi et al. 1925 emend. Eisenberg et al. 2015.
Reference: EISENBERG, T., GLAESER, S. P., NICKLAS, W., MAUDER, N., CONTZEN, M., ALEDELBI, K. and KÄMPFER, P. 2015. Streptobacillus felis sp. nov., isolated from a cat with pneumonia, and emended descriptions of the genus Streptobacillus and of Streptobacillus moniliformis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 2172-2178.
Original article.
→ Streptobacillus Levaditi et al. 1925 emend. Eisenberg et al. 2015 emend. Eisenberg et al. 2015.
Reference: EISENBERG, T., GLAESER, S. P., EWERS, C., SEMMLER, T., NICKLAS, W., RAU, J., MAUDER, N., HOFMANN, N., IMAOKA, K., KIMURA, M. and KAMPFER, P. 2015. Streptobacillus notomytis sp. nov., isolated from a spinifex hopping mouse (Notomys alexis Thomas, 1922), and emended description of Streptobacillus Levaditi et al. 1925, Eisenberg et al. 2015 emend. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 4823-4829.
Original article.
Streptobacillus felis Eisenberg et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 131000547=DSM 29248=CCUG 66203=CCM 8542.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HG421076.
Etymology: L. gen. n. felis, of a cat.
Source: Veterinary.
Valid publication: EISENBERG, T., GLAESER, S. P., NICKLAS, W., MAUDER, N., CONTZEN, M., ALEDELBI, K. and KÄMPFER, P. 2015. Streptobacillus felis sp. nov., isolated from a cat with pneumonia, and emended descriptions of the genus Streptobacillus and of Streptobacillus moniliformis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 2172-2178.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Streptobacillus hongkongensis Woo et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HKU33=JCM 18691=NCTC 13659=DSM 26322.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ087389.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. hongkongensis, of or belonging to Hong Kong, the place where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Clinical.
Valid publication: WOO, P. C. Y., WU, A. K. L., TSANG, C.-C., LEUNG, K.-W., NGAN, A. H. Y., CURREEM, S. O. T., LAM, K.-W., CHEN, J. H. K., CHAN, J. F. W. and LAU, S. K. P. 2014. Streptobacillus hongkongensis sp. nov., isolated from patients with quinsy and septic arthritis, and emended descriptions of the genus Streptobacillus and Streptobacillus moniliformis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3034-3039.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Streptobacillus moniliformis Levaditi et al. 1925, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 14647= CCUG 2469 = CCUG 13453 = DSM 12112 = NCTC 10651.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP001779 (complete genome).
Synonyms: "Streptothrix muris ratti" Schottmüller 1914, "Nocardia muris" de Mello and Pais 1918, "Actinomyces muris ratti" (Schottmüller 1914) Lieske 1921, "Haverhillia multiformis" Parker and Hudson 1926, "Actinomyces muris" (de Mello and Pais 1918) Topley and Wilson 1936, "Asterococcus muris" (de Mello and Pais 1918) Heilman 1941, "Proactinomyces muris" (de Mello and Pais 1918) Krasil'nikov 1941, "Haverhillia moniliformis" (Levaditi et al. 1925) Prévot 1948, "Actinobacillus muris" (de Mello and Pais 1918) Wilson and Miles 1955.
Etymology: L. n. monile, necklace; L. masc. suff. -formis -is -e (from L. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; N.L. masc. adj. moniliformis, necklace-shaped.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: LEVADITI (C.), NICOLAU (S.) and POINCLOUX (P.): Sur le rôle étiologique de Streptobacillus moniliformis (nov. spec.) dans l'érythème polymorphe aigu septicémique. Compte Rendu Hebdomadaire des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (Paris), 1925, 180, 1188-1190.
→ Streptobacillus moniliformis Levaditi et al. 1925 emend. Woo et al. 2014.
Reference: WOO, P. C. Y., WU, A. K. L., TSANG, C.-C., LEUNG, K.-W., NGAN, A. H. Y., CURREEM, S. O. T., LAM, K.-W., CHEN, J. H. K., CHAN, J. F. W. and LAU, S. K. P. 2014. Streptobacillus hongkongensis sp. nov., isolated from patients with quinsy and septic arthritis, and emended descriptions of the genus Streptobacillus and Streptobacillus moniliformis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3034-3039.
Original article.
→ Streptobacillus moniliformis Levaditi et al. 1925 emend. Woo et al. 2014 emend. Eisenberg et al. 2015.
Reference: EISENBERG, T., GLAESER, S. P., NICKLAS, W., MAUDER, N., CONTZEN, M., ALEDELBI, K. and KÄMPFER, P. 2015. Streptobacillus felis sp. nov., isolated from a cat with pneumonia, and emended descriptions of the genus Streptobacillus and of Streptobacillus moniliformis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 2172-2178.
Original article.
Streptobacillus notomytis Eisenberg et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AHL 370-1=CCUG 12425=DSM 100026=CCM 8593=EF 12425.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KR001919.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. notomytis, of Notomys, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the spinifex hopping mouse, Notomys alexis.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: EISENBERG, T., GLAESER, S. P., EWERS, C., SEMMLER, T., NICKLAS, W., RAU, J., MAUDER, N., HOFMANN, N., IMAOKA, K., KIMURA, M. and KAMPFER, P. 2015. Streptobacillus notomytis sp. nov., isolated from a spinifex hopping mouse (Notomys alexis Thomas, 1922), and emended description of Streptobacillus Levaditi et al. 1925, Eisenberg et al. 2015 emend. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 4823-4829.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Streptobacillus ratti Eisenberg et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) OGS16=JCM 31098=DSM 101843.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KR001922.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: L. gen. n. ratti, of the rat.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: EISENBERG, T., IMAOKA, K., KIMURA, M., GLAESER, S. P., EWERS, C., SEMMLER, T., RAU, J., NICKLAS, W., TANIKAWA, T. and KÄPFER, P. 2016. Streptobacillus ratti sp. nov., isolated from a black rat (Rattus rattus). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 1620-1626.
Original article in IJSEM Online