Name: Gemella palaticanis Collins et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.la.ti.ca’nis. L. neut. n. palatum, gum; L. gen. masc./fem. n. canis, dog; N.L. gen. masc./fem. n. palaticanis, of the gum of a dog

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-58; CCUG 39489; CIP 106318; M663-98-1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y17280 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Collins MD, Rodriguez Jovita M, Foster G, Sjoden B, Falsen E. Characterization of a Gemella-like organism from the oral cavity of a dog: description of Gemella palaticanis sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1523-1526.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 2000; 50:5-7.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gemelliphila palaticanis (Collins et al. 1999) Bello et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Gemella Berger 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Collins MD, Rodriguez Jovita M, Foster G, Sjoden B, Falsen E. Characterization of a Gemella-like organism from the oral cavity of a dog: description of Gemella palaticanis sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1523-1526.

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Record number: 783899