Species Actinomyces funkei

Name: Actinomyces funkei Lawson et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fun’ke.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. funkei, of Funke, to honour Guido Funke, a contemporary German microbiologist, for his contributions to the clinical microbiology of Actinobacteria

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … FUN-ke-i, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 42773; CIP 106713; DSM 15537; KCTC 15233; NCTC 14280

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AJ404889 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lawson PA, Nikolaitchouk N, Falsen E, Westling K, Collins MD. Actinomyces funkei sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:853-855. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1231-1233.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Schaalia funkei (Lawson et al. 2001) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Schaalia funkei (Lawson et al. 2001) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: CIP 106731.
- ❗ Actinomyces funkei 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 = 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. — 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 7 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.
- 🧍 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 (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lawson PA, Nikolaitchouk N, Falsen E, Westling K, Collins MD. Actinomyces funkei sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:853-855. 🇬🇧

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Species Actinomyces funkei