Species Actinomyces hongkongensis

Classification:

Bacteria Bacillati Actinomycetota Actinomycetes Actinomycetales Actinomycetaceae Actinomyces Actinomyces hongkongensis

Name: Actinomyces hongkongensis Woo et al. 2004

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: hong.kong.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. hongkongensis, of or belonging to Hong Kong, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-NO-my-kes hon͡g-kon͡g-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 48484; CIP 107949; DSM 15629; HKU8; LMG 21939

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AF433168 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Woo PC, Fung AM, Lau SK, Teng JL, Wong BH, Wong MK, Hon E, Tang GW, Yuen KY. Actinomyces hongkongensis sp. nov. a novel Actinomyces species isolated from a patient with pelvic actinomycosis. Syst Appl Microbiol 2003; 26:518-522. 🇭🇰

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 96. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:307-308.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Pauljensenia hongkongensis (Woo et al. 2004) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Pauljensenia hongkongensis (Woo et al. 2004) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Actinomyces hongkongensis 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 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 2026-08-13. 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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 a putative 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. 🇬🇧
- 🧍 The specific epithet is a N.L. masc. adj. not a N.L. fem. adj. as cited in the paper by Woo et al. 2003. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Woo PC, Fung AM, Lau SK, Teng JL, Wong BH, Wong MK, Hon E, Tang GW, Yuen KY. Actinomyces hongkongensis sp. nov. a novel Actinomyces species isolated from a patient with pelvic actinomycosis. Syst Appl Microbiol 2003; 26:518-522. 🇭🇰

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