Species Actinomyces tangfeifanii

Name: Actinomyces tangfeifanii Meng et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tang.fei.fa’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. tangfeifanii, of Feifan Tang, a famous microbiologist, for his contributions in identifying Chlamydia trachomatis as the pathogen of trachoma

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … tan͡g-fe͡i-FA-ni-i, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 4.7369; DSM 103436; VUL4_3

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KY039943 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Meng X, Lai XH, Lu S, Liu S, Chen C, Zhou D, Yang J, Jin D, Xu J. Actinomyces tangfeifanii sp. nov., isolated from the vulture Aegypius monachus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3701-3706. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:600-601.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Boudabousia tangfeifanii (Meng et al. 2018) Yang et al. 2021

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Boudabousia tangfeifanii (Meng et al. 2018) Yang et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Actinomyces tangfeifanii 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Meng X, Lai XH, Lu S, Liu S, Chen C, Zhou D, Yang J, Jin D, Xu J. Actinomyces tangfeifanii sp. nov., isolated from the vulture Aegypius monachus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3701-3706. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 798003

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Species Actinomyces tangfeifanii