Name: Kingella oralis corrig. Dewhirst et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.ra’lis. L. neut. n. os (gen. oris), the mouth; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; L. masc./fem. adj. oralis, pertaining to the mouth

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 51147; CCUG 30450; CIP 103803; DSM 18271; UB-38

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ247217 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dewhirst FE, Chen CK, Paster BJ, Zambon JJ. Phylogeny of species in the family Neisseriaceae isolated from human dental plaque and description of Kingella oralis sp. nov [corrected]. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:490-499.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:866.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Kingella orale Dewhirst et al. 1993	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 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.
  • Listed as orale in the notification list. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:866.
  • Species epithet corrected by erratum 44:376. Publication: Dewhirst FE, C.-K. C, Paster BJ, Zambon JJ. Phylogeny of Species in the Family Neisseriaceae Isolated from Human Dental Plaque and Description of Kingella orale sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 1994; 44:376.
  • The original spelling, Kingella orale (sic), has been corrected in accordance with Rule 61. Publication: . Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:376.

Parent taxon: Kingella Henriksen and Bøvre 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Dewhirst FE, Chen CK, Paster BJ, Zambon JJ. Phylogeny of species in the family Neisseriaceae isolated from human dental plaque and description of Kingella oralis sp. nov [corrected]. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:490-499.

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Record number: 777109