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Species Actinomyces urogenitalis
Name: Actinomyces urogenitalis Nikolaitchouk et al. 2000
Etymology: u.ro.ge.ni.ta’lis. Gr. neut. n. oûron, urine (latin transliteration uron); L. masc./fem. adj. genitalis, belonging to the genital system or progenitive tract; N.L. masc. adj. urogenitalis, belonging to the urogenital tract
Type strain: CCUG 38702; CIP 106421; DSM 15434; NCTC 14285
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ243791
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Nikolaitchouk N, Hoyles L, Falsen E, Grainger JM, Collins MD. Characterization of Actinomyces isolates from samples from the human urogenital tract: description of Actinomyces urogenitalis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1649-1654. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1701-1702.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.13003 (N = 14).
- 😷 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 = 1, note = "+". — 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 11 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
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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.
- 🧍 In the contents list for volume 50, part 4 (July), the title of the paper by Nikolaitchouk et al. 2000 is cited as Characterization of Actinomyces isolates from the human urogenital tract: description of Actinomyces urogenitalis sp. nov. Publication: Harz CO. Actinomyces bovis, ein neuer Schimmel in den Geweben des Rindes. Deutsche Zeitschrift für Thiermedizin 1877-1878; 5:125-140.
Parent taxon: Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Nikolaitchouk N, Hoyles L, Falsen E, Grainger JM, Collins MD. Characterization of Actinomyces isolates from samples from the human urogenital tract: description of Actinomyces urogenitalis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1649-1654.
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Record number: 772811
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