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. fem. adj. oralis, pertaining to the mouth

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kin͡g-EL-la o-RA-lis, 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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — 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 = 2. — 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 15 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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.
  • 🧍 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. 🇬🇧
  • 🧍 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, Chen C-K, Paster BJ, Zambon JJ. Erratum. Phylogeny of Species in the Family Neisseriaceae Isolated from Human Dental Plaque and Description of Kingella orale sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1994; 44:376-376. 🇺🇸
  • 🧍 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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