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Species Streptococcus acidominimus
Name: Streptococcus acidominimus Ayers and Mudge 1922 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: a.ci.do.mi.ni.mus. L. masc. adj. acidus, sour, acid; L. sup. masc. adj. minimus, very least; N.L. sup. masc. adj. acidominimus, probably intended to mean that this organism produces the least amount of acid
Type strain: ATCC 51725; CCUG 27296; CIP 82.04; DSM 20622; LMG 17755; NCDO 2025; NCFB 2025; NCIMB 702025; NCTC 12957
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MK330555
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Ayers SH, Mudge CS. The streptococci of the bovine udder. Journal of Infectious Diseases 1922; 31:40-50. 
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
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, 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. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — 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 40 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
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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 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Ayers SH, Mudge CS. The streptococci of the bovine udder. Journal of Infectious Diseases 1922; 31:40-50.
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Record number: 781295
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