Name: Mitsuokella dentalis Haapasalo et al. 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: de’n.ta.lis. L. masc. n. dens (gen. dentis), a tooth; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; L. gen. neut. n. dentalis, pertaining to teeth

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 49559; CCUG 48288; DSM 3688; ES2772; JCM 13448; NCTC 12043

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB547678 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Haapasalo M, Ranta H, Shah H, Ranta K, Lounatmaa K, Kroppenstedt RM. Mitsuokella dentalis sp. nov. from dental root canals. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:566-568.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Prevotella dentalis (Haapasalo et al. 1986) Willems and Collins 1995

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Prevotella dentalis (Haapasalo et al. 1986) Willems and Collins 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Mitsuokella dentalis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Mitsuokella.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 7 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Mitsuokella Shah and Collins 1983

Assigned by: Haapasalo M, Ranta H, Shah H, Ranta K, Lounatmaa K, Kroppenstedt RM. Mitsuokella dentalis sp. nov. from dental root canals. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:566-568.

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Record number: 778272