Species Actinomyces capricornis

Name: Actinomyces capricornis Saito et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.pri.cor’nis. N.L. gen. masc. n. capricornis, referring to isolation from the oral cavity of a serow

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-NO-my-kes ka-pri-KOR-nis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 111732; JCM 34236; MAS-1

16S rRNA gene: AP025017 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Saito M, Shinozaki-Kuwahara N, Hashizume-Takizawa T, Gotouda H, Senpuku H, Kurita-Ochiai T. Actinomyces capricornis sp. nov., isolated from the oral cavity of a Japanese serow. Microbiol Immunol 2021; 65:559-565. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 205. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5331.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Parent taxon: Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Saito M, Shinozaki-Kuwahara N, Hashizume-Takizawa T, Gotouda H, Senpuku H, Kurita-Ochiai T. Actinomyces capricornis sp. nov., isolated from the oral cavity of a Japanese serow. Microbiol Immunol 2021; 65:559-565. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 28860

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