Name: Porphyromonas salivosa (Love et al. 1987) Love et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacteroides salivosus Love et al. 1987

Etymology: sa.li.vo.sa. L. fem. adj. salivosa, resembling saliva, slimy

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 49407; NCTC 11632; VPB 157

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16S rRNA gene: AB547666 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Love DN, Bailey GD, Collings S, Briscoe DA. Description of Porphyromonas circumdentaria sp. nov. and reassignment of Bacteroides salivosus (Love, Johnson, Jones, and Calverley 1987) as Porphyromonas (Shah and Collins 1988) salivosa comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:434-438.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 42, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:656.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Porphyromonas macacae (Slots and Genco 1980) Love 1995

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacteroides macacae (Slots and Genco 1980) Coykendall et al. 1980	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Bacteroides melaninogenicus subsp. macacae Slots and Genco 1980	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Porphyromonas macacae (Slots and Genco 1980) Love 1995	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Bacteroides salivosus Love et al. 1987	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Love (1995), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacteroides macacae (Slots and Genco 1980) Coykendall et al. 1980. Publication: Love DN. Porphyromonas macacae comb. nov., a consequence of Bacteroides macacae being a senior synonym of Porphyromonas salivosa. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:90-92.
  • ⏲ According to Love (1995), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Porphyromonas macacae (Slots and Genco 1980) Love 1995. Publication: Love DN. Porphyromonas macacae comb. nov., a consequence of Bacteroides macacae being a senior synonym of Porphyromonas salivosa. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:90-92.
  • ❗ Porphyromonas salivosa 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 Porphyromonas.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - 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, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 9 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Porphyromonas Shah and Collins 1988

Assigned by: Love DN, Bailey GD, Collings S, Briscoe DA. Description of Porphyromonas circumdentaria sp. nov. and reassignment of Bacteroides salivosus (Love, Johnson, Jones, and Calverley 1987) as Porphyromonas (Shah and Collins 1988) salivosa comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:434-438.

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