Species Actinomyces canis

Name: Actinomyces canis Hoyles et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca’nis. L. gen. masc./fem. n. canis, of the dog

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCUG 41706; CIP 106351; DSM 15536; M2289/98/2

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16S rRNA gene: AJ243891 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hoyles L, Falsen E, Foster G, Pascual C, Greko C, Collins MD. Actinomyces canis sp. nov., isolated from dogs. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1547-1551.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1701-1702.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Schaalia canis (Hoyles et al. 2000) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Schaalia canis (Hoyles et al. 2000) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Actinomyces canis 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 = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — 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 = 2, 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 8 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hoyles L, Falsen E, Foster G, Pascual C, Greko C, Collins MD. Actinomyces canis sp. nov., isolated from dogs. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1547-1551.

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Species Actinomyces canis