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Species Actinomyces europaeus
Name: Actinomyces europaeus Funke et al. 1997
Etymology: eu.ro.pae’us. N.L. masc. adj. europaeus, of or belonging to Europe, European, referring to the fact that six different European laboratories contributed to the description of the species
Type strain: ATCC 700353; CCUG 32789; CCUG 32789 A; CIP 105308; DSM 26657; LMG 18454; NCTC 14279
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Y08828
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Funke G, Alvarez N, Pascual C, Falsen E, Akervall E, Sabbe L, Schouls L, Weiss N, Collins MD. Actinomyces europaeus sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:687-692. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1275-1276.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Gleimia europaea (Funke et al. 1997) Nouioui et al. 2018
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Gleimia europaea (Funke et al. 1997) Nouioui et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- ❗ Actinomyces europaeus 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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 27 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.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established 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:
Funke G, Alvarez N, Pascual C, Falsen E, Akervall E, Sabbe L, Schouls L, Weiss N, Collins MD. Actinomyces europaeus sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:687-692.
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Record number: 772773
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