Species ***Actinomyces* *denticolens***

Name: Actinomyces denticolens Dent and Williams 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: den.ti.co.lens. L. masc. n. dens (gen. dentis), tooth; L. inf. v. colere, to inhabit, to dwell; L. pres. part. colens, dwelling; N.L. masc. part. adj. denticolens, tooth-dwelling

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 43322; CCUG 32758; CIP 103126; DSM 20671; NCTC 11490; Sh 8/4303

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X80412 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Dent VE, Williams RA. Actinomyces denticolens Dent & Williams sp. nov: a new species from the dental plaque of cattle. J Appl Bacteriol 1984; 56:183-192.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 16. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:503-504.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

Emendations:
- 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 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. — 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 13 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Dent VE, Williams RA. Actinomyces denticolens Dent & Williams sp. nov: a new species from the dental plaque of cattle. J Appl Bacteriol 1984; 56:183-192.

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Species Actinomyces denticolens

Species ***Actinomyces* *denticolens***