Species ***Actinomyces* *howellii***

Name: Actinomyces howellii Dent and Williams 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: how.ell’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. howellii, of Howell, to honor the American microbiologist Arden Howell Jr., who studied oral actinomycetes from animals, particularly Odontomyces (Actinomyces) viscosus

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 43323; CCUG 32757; CIP 103127; NCTC 11636; Sh 7/4276

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16S rRNA gene: X80411 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dent VE, Williams RAD. Actinomyces howellii, a new species from the dental plaque of dairy cattle. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:316-320.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Dent VE, Williams RAD. Actinomyces howellii, a new species from the dental plaque of dairy cattle. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:316-320.

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Species Actinomyces howellii

Species ***Actinomyces* *howellii***