Name: Pauljensenia hongkongensis (Woo et al. 2004) Nouioui et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Actinomyces hongkongensis Woo et al. 2004

Etymology: hong.kong.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. hongkongensis, of or belonging to Hong Kong, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: hon͡g-kon͡g-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 48484; CIP 107949; DSM 15629; HKU8; LMG 21939

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AF433168 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 184. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3379-3393.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Actinomyces hongkongensis Woo et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pauljensenia Nouioui et al. 2018. Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — 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 0 times 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. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Actinomyces hongkongensis Woo et al. 2004. Publication: Woo PC, Fung AM, Lau SK, Teng JL, Wong BH, Wong MK, Hon E, Tang GW, Yuen KY. Actinomyces hongkongensis sp. nov. a novel Actinomyces species isolated from a patient with pelvic actinomycosis. Syst Appl Microbiol 2003; 26:518-522. Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 96. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:307-308.

Parent taxon: Pauljensenia Nouioui et al. 2018

Assigned by: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.

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