Name: Streptobacillus moniliformis Levaditi et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mo.ni.li.for’mis. L. neut. n. monile, necklace; L. adj. suff. -formis -is -e, -like, in the shape of; from L. fem. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance; N.L. masc./fem. adj. moniliformis, necklace-shaped

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 14647; CCUG 13453; CCUG 2469; DSM 12112; NCTC 10651

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Z35305 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Levaditi C, Nicolau S, Poincloux P. Sur le rôle étiologique de Streptobacillus moniliformis (nov. spec.) dans l'érythème polymorphe aigu septicémique. Compte Rendu Hebdomadaire des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (Paris) 1925; 180:1188-1190.

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

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Emendations:
  • Woo et al. 2014 Woo PC, Wu AK, Tsang CC, Leung KW, Ngan AH, Curreem SO, Lam KW, Chen JH, Chan JF, Lau SK. Streptobacillus hongkongensis sp. nov., isolated from patients with quinsy and septic arthritis, and emended descriptions of the genus Streptobacillus and Streptobacillus moniliformis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3034-3039. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3923-3925.
  • Eisenberg et al. 2015 Eisenberg T, Glaeser SP, Nicklas W, Mauder N, Contzen M, Aledelbi K, Kampfer P. Streptobacillus felis sp. nov., isolated from a cat with pneumonia, and emended descriptions of the genus Streptobacillus and of Streptobacillus moniliformis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2172-2178. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3233-3234.

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Streptobacillus Levaditi et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Levaditi C, Nicolau S, Poincloux P. Sur le rôle étiologique de Streptobacillus moniliformis (nov. spec.) dans l'érythème polymorphe aigu septicémique. Compte Rendu Hebdomadaire des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (Paris) 1925; 180:1188-1190.
  • 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 2022; 168:0.
  • The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Nolan M, Gronow S, Lapidus A, Ivanova N, Copeland A, Lucas S, Del Rio TG, Chen F, Tice H, Pitluck S, et al. Complete genome sequence of Streptobacillus moniliformis type strain (9901). Stand Genomic Sci 2009; 1:300-307.
  • The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z".

Parent taxon: Streptobacillus Levaditi et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Levaditi C, Nicolau S, Poincloux P. Sur le rôle étiologique de Streptobacillus moniliformis (nov. spec.) dans l'érythème polymorphe aigu septicémique. Compte Rendu Hebdomadaire des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (Paris) 1925; 180:1188-1190.

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