Name: Abiotrophia balaenopterae Lawson et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ba.lae.nop’te.rae. N.L. gen. fem. n. balaenopterae, pertaining to minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, from which the organism was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: ba-la͡e-NOP-te-ra͡e, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700813; CCUG 37380; CIP 105938; DSM 15827; M1975/96/1

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16S rRNA gene: Y16547 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lawson PA, Foster G, Falsen E, Sjoden B, Collins MD. Abiotrophia balaenopterae sp. nov., isolated from the minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:503-506.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:937-939.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Granulicatella balaenopterae (Lawson et al. 1999) Collins and Lawson 2000

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Granulicatella balaenopterae (Lawson et al. 1999) Collins and Lawson 2000	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Abiotrophia balaenopterae is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Abiotrophia.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "t+". — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Abiotrophia Kawamura et al. 1995

Assigned by: Lawson PA, Foster G, Falsen E, Sjoden B, Collins MD. Abiotrophia balaenopterae sp. nov., isolated from the minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:503-506.

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Record number: 772467