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Species Streptococcus adiacens
Name: Streptococcus adiacens corrig. Bouvet et al. 1989
Etymology: ad’ia.cens. L. masc. part. adj. adiacens, adjacent, indicating that this organism can grow as satellite colonies adjacent to other bacterial growth
Pronunciation, gender: AD-ia-kens, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 49175; CCUG 27637; CCUG 27637 A; CCUG 27809; CIP 103.243; DSM 9848; GaD; LMG 14496; NCTC 13000
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MK330556
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Bouvet A, Grimont F, Grimont PAD. Streptococcus defectivus sp. nov. and Streptococcus adjacens sp. nov., nutritionally variant streptococci from human clinical specimens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:290-294. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Granulicatella adiacens corrig. (Bouvet et al. 1989) Collins and Lawson 2000
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Granulicatella adiacens corrig. (Bouvet et al. 1989) Collins and Lawson 2000 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Abiotrophia adiacens corrig. (Bouvet et al. 1989) Kawamura et al. 1995 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Streptococcus adjacens Bouvet et al. 1989 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
- ❗ Streptococcus adiacens 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 Streptococcus.
- 🙂 Spelling correction conducted by LPSN on 2025-12-16.
- 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the corrected spelling of Streptococcus adjacens Bouvet et al. 1989, which has a risk group (Belgium) 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 risk group assigned, but is the corrected spelling of Streptococcus adjacens Bouvet et al. 1989, 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 risk group assigned, but is the corrected spelling of Streptococcus adjacens Bouvet et al. 1989, which has a risk group (Swiss Confederation) 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 risk group assigned, but is the corrected spelling of Streptococcus adjacens Bouvet et al. 1989, 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 2025-12-23.
- 🙅 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: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Bouvet A, Grimont F, Grimont PAD. Streptococcus defectivus sp. nov. and Streptococcus adjacens sp. nov., nutritionally variant streptococci from human clinical specimens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:290-294. 🇫🇷
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Record number: 69553
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