Species Actinomyces bernardiae

Name: Actinomyces bernardiae Funke et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ber.nar’di.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. bernardiae, of Bernard, named after the contemporary Canadian microbiologist Kathryn A. Bernard for her contributions to the study of asporogenous, gram positive rods

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ber-NAR-di-a͡e, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51727; CCUG 33419; CIP 104252; DSM 9152; LCDC 89-0504; LMG 18721

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X79224 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Funke G, Ramos CP, Fernandez-Garayzabal JF, Weiss N, Collins MD. Description of human-derived Centers for Disease Control coryneform group 2 bacteria as Actinomyces bernardiae sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:57-60. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Trueperella bernardiae (Funke et al. 1995) Yassin et al. 2011

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Arcanobacterium bernardiae (Funke et al. 1995) Pascual Ramos et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Trueperella bernardiae (Funke et al. 1995) Yassin et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Actinomyces bernardiae 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 Actinomyces.
- 😷 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 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 = 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 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.
- 🧍 Actinomyces bernardiae Funke et al. 1995 was previously known as CDC coryneform group 2. Publication: Coyle MB, Lipsky BA. Coryneform bacteria in infectious diseases: clinical and laboratory aspects. Clin Microbiol Rev 1990; 3:227-246.

Parent taxon: Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Funke G, Ramos CP, Fernandez-Garayzabal JF, Weiss N, Collins MD. Description of human-derived Centers for Disease Control coryneform group 2 bacteria as Actinomyces bernardiae sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:57-60. 🇩🇪

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Species Actinomyces bernardiae