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Species Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae
Name: Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae Arbique et al. 2005
Etymology: pseu.do.pneu.mo.ni’ae. Gr. masc./fem. adj. pseudês, false; N.L. gen. fem. n. pneumoniae, a bacterial specific epithet; N.L. gen. fem. n. pseudopneumoniae, a false [Streptococcus] pneumoniae
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pse͡u-do-pne͡u-mo-NI-a͡e, masculine
Type strain: 0108; ATCC BAA-960; CCUG 49455; CDC SS1757; DSM 18670; NCTC 13806
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
EU156785
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Arbique JC, Poyart C, Trieu-Cuot P, Quesne G, Carvalho Mda G, Steigerwalt AG, Morey RE, Jackson D, Davidson RJ, Facklam RR. Accuracy of phenotypic and genotypic testing for identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae and description of Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae sp. nov. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:4686-4696. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 101. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1-2.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 101 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Streptococcus pneumoniae (Klein 1884) Chester 1901 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Chester FD. A Manual of Determinative Bacteriology. The MacMillan Co., New York, 1901.
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
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🫡 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. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Streptococcus pneumoniae (Klein 1884) Chester 1901 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Chester FD. A Manual of Determinative Bacteriology. The MacMillan Co., New York, 1901.
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
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🧍 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. 🇬🇧
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🧍 In the effective publication, the culture collection accession number CDC SS-1757 is erroneously cited as CDC SS-1575. — 🧍 The etymology has been provided on request for validation.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 101. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1-2.
Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Arbique JC, Poyart C, Trieu-Cuot P, Quesne G, Carvalho Mda G, Steigerwalt AG, Morey RE, Jackson D, Davidson RJ, Facklam RR. Accuracy of phenotypic and genotypic testing for identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae and description of Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae sp. nov. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:4686-4696. 🇨🇦
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Record number: 784991
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