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Species Actinomyces graevenitzii

Classification: 

Bacteria Bacillati Actinomycetota Actinomycetes Actinomycetales Actinomycetaceae Actinomyces Actinomyces graevenitzii

Name: Actinomyces graevenitzii Pascual Ramos et al. 1997

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: grae.ve.nit’zi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. graevenitzii, of Graevenitz, to honor Alexander von Graevenitz, a clinical microbiologist, for his many contributions to clinical microbiology

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-NO-my-kes gra͡e-we-NIT-zi-i, masculine

Type strain: CCM 4739; CCUG 27294; CIP 105737; DSM 15540; NCTC 14281

See detailed strain information at bacdive-logo

16S rRNA gene: AJ540309 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Ramos CP, Falsen E, Alvarez N, Akervall E, Sjoden B, Collins MD. Actinomyces graevenitzii sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:885-888. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1275-1276.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 38 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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 the species itself.
    • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ramos CP, Falsen E, Alvarez N, Akervall E, Sjoden B, Collins MD. Actinomyces graevenitzii sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:885-888. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 772784

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