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Species Actinomyces dentalis
Name: Actinomyces dentalis Hall et al. 2005
Etymology: de’n.ta.lis. L. masc. n. dens (gen. dentis), a tooth; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; L. gen. neut. n. dentalis, pertaining to teeth
Type strain: CCUG 48064; CIP 108337; DSM 19115; R18165
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ697609
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Hall V, Collins MD, Lawson PA, Falsen E, Duerden BI. Actinomyces dentalis sp. nov., from a human dental abscess. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:427-431. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:987-991.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
Notes:- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.13072 (N = 17).
- 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Hall V, Collins MD, Lawson PA, Falsen E, Duerden BI. Actinomyces dentalis sp. nov., from a human dental abscess. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:427-431.
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Record number: 783300
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