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Species Peptostreptococcus stomatis
Name: Peptostreptococcus stomatis Downes and Wade 2006
Etymology: sto’ma.tis. N.L. gen. neut. n. stomatis, of the mouth; from Gr. neut. n. stoma, mouth
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … STO-ma-tis, masculine
Type strain: CCUG 51858; DSM 17678; JCM 15636; W2278
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
DQ160208
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Downes J, Wade WG. Peptostreptococcus stomatis sp. nov., isolated from the human oral cavity. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:751-754. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1461-1462.
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 56 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.
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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: Peptostreptococcus Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Downes J, Wade WG. Peptostreptococcus stomatis sp. nov., isolated from the human oral cavity. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:751-754. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 779395
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