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Species Finegoldia magna
Name: Finegoldia magna (Prévot 1933) Murdoch and Shah 2000
Basonym: "Diplococcus magnus" Prévot 1933
Etymology: mag’na. L. fem. adj. magna, large
Type strain: ATCC 15794; CCUG 17636; DSM 20470; GIFU 7629; NCTC 11804
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF542227
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Murdoch DA, Shah HN. Reclassification of Peptostreptococcus magnus (Prevot 1933) Holdeman and Moore 1972 as Finegoldia magna comb. nov. and Peptostreptococcus micros (Prevot 1933) Smith 1957 as Micromonas micros comb. nov. Anaerobe 1999; 5:555-559. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 75. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1415-1417.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Peptococcus magnus (Prévot 1933) Holdeman and Moore 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Peptostreptococcus magnus (Prévot 1933) Ezaki et al. 1983 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Diplococcus magnus" Prévot 1933 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Finegoldia Murdoch and Shah 2000.
Publication:
Murdoch DA, Shah HN. Reclassification of Peptostreptococcus magnus (Prevot 1933) Holdeman and Moore 1972 as Finegoldia magna comb. nov. and Peptostreptococcus micros (Prevot 1933) Smith 1957 as Micromonas micros comb. nov. Anaerobe 1999; 5:555-559.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - 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 = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 163 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.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Finegoldia Murdoch and Shah 2000.
Publication:
Murdoch DA, Shah HN. Reclassification of Peptostreptococcus magnus (Prevot 1933) Holdeman and Moore 1972 as Finegoldia magna comb. nov. and Peptostreptococcus micros (Prevot 1933) Smith 1957 as Micromonas micros comb. nov. Anaerobe 1999; 5:555-559.
Parent taxon: Finegoldia Murdoch and Shah 2000
Assigned by:
Murdoch DA, Shah HN. Reclassification of Peptostreptococcus magnus (Prevot 1933) Holdeman and Moore 1972 as Finegoldia magna comb. nov. and Peptostreptococcus micros (Prevot 1933) Smith 1957 as Micromonas micros comb. nov. Anaerobe 1999; 5:555-559.
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Record number: 776212
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