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Species Kerstersia similis
Name: Kerstersia similis Vandamme et al. 2012
Etymology: si’mi.lis. L. fem. adj. similis, similar, resembling, as strains of the species biochemically resemble strains of Kerstersia gyiorum
Pronunciation, gender: SI-mi-lis, feminine
Type strain: CCUG 46999; LMG 5890
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16S rRNA gene:
AY131212
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Vandamme P, De Brandt E, Houf K, De Baere T. Kerstersia similis sp. nov., isolated from human clinical samples. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2156-2159. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2813-2814.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
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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 (Reading) 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Kerstersia Coenye et al. 2003
Assigned by:
Vandamme P, De Brandt E, Houf K, De Baere T. Kerstersia similis sp. nov., isolated from human clinical samples. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2156-2159.
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Record number: 790156
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