Name: Centipeda periodontii Lai et al. 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: per.io.don.ti.i. N.L. neut. n. periodontium, periodontium; from Gr. prep. peri, around; from Gr. masc. n. odous, tooth; N.L. gen. neut. n. periodontii, of the periodontium

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 35019; CCUG 44586; CIP 105322; DSM 2778; LL2383

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16S rRNA gene: AJ010963 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lai CH, Males BM, Dougherty PA, Berthold P, Listgarten MA. Centipeda periodontii gen. nov., sp. nov., from human periodontal lesions. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:628-635.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Centipeda Lai et al. 1983. Publication: Lai CH, Males BM, Dougherty PA, Berthold P, Listgarten MA. Centipeda periodontii gen. nov., sp. nov., from human periodontal lesions. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:628-635.
  • 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: Centipeda Lai et al. 1983

Assigned by: Lai CH, Males BM, Dougherty PA, Berthold P, Listgarten MA. Centipeda periodontii gen. nov., sp. nov., from human periodontal lesions. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:628-635.

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Record number: 774585