Species ***Actinomyces* *viscosus***

Name: Actinomyces viscosus (Howell et al. 1965) Georg et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Odontomyces viscosus" Howell et al. 1965

Etymology: vis.co’sus. L. masc. adj. viscosus, sticky, viscous

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 15987; CCUG 14476; CIP 103147; DSM 43327; JCM 8353; NCTC 10951

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB538436 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Georg LK, Pine L, Gerencser MA. Actinomyces viscosus comb. nov. A catalase positive, facultative member of the genus Actinomyces. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1969; 19:291-293.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Odontomyces viscosus" Howell et al. 1965	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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, note = "t". — 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 820 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🧍 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.

Parent taxon: Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Georg LK, Pine L, Gerencser MA. Actinomyces viscosus comb. nov. A catalase positive, facultative member of the genus Actinomyces. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1969; 19:291-293.

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Species Actinomyces viscosus

Species ***Actinomyces* *viscosus***