Name: Capnocytophaga periodontitidis Zhang et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pe.ri.o.don.ti’ti.dis. N.L. gen. fem. n. periodontitidis, of periodontitis

Pronunciation, gender: … pe-ri-o-don-TI-ti-dis, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.17337; JCM 34126; p1a2

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MW341441 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang Y, Qiao D, Shi W, Wu D, Cai M. Capnocytophaga periodontitidis sp. nov., isolated from subgingival plaque of periodontitis patient. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4979. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5057.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: JCM 34128.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Capnocytophaga Leadbetter et al. 1982

Assigned by: Zhang Y, Qiao D, Shi W, Wu D, Cai M. Capnocytophaga periodontitidis sp. nov., isolated from subgingival plaque of periodontitis patient. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4979. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 20391