Name: Rothia dentocariosus (Onishi 1949) Georg and Brown 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Actinomyces dentocariosus" Onishi 1949

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … den-to-ka-ri-O-sus, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 17931; CCUG 35437; CIP 81.83; DSM 43762; DSM 46363; IFO 12531; JCM 3067; NBRC 12531; NCTC 10917; NRRL B-8017

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16S rRNA gene: M59055 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Georg LK, Brown JM. Rothia, gen. nov., an aerobic genus of the family Actinomycetaceae. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1967; 17:79-88.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Rothia dentocariosa corrig. (Onishi 1949) Georg and Brown 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Actinomyces dentocariosus" Onishi 1949	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    "Nocardia dentocariosus" (Onishi 1949) Roth 1957	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Rothia dentocariosa corrig. (Onishi 1949) Georg and Brown 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Rothia dentocariosa corrig. (Onishi 1949) Georg and Brown 1967 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Canada) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Rothia dentocariosa corrig. (Onishi 1949) Georg and Brown 1967 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Germany) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes.
  • 🎓 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 a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Rothia Georg and Brown 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Georg LK, Brown JM. Rothia, gen. nov., an aerobic genus of the family Actinomycetaceae. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1967; 17:79-88.

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Record number: 15789