Species Streptococcus agalactiae
Name: Streptococcus agalactiae Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: a.ga.lac’ti.ae. Gr. fem. n. agalaktia, want of milk; N.L. gen. fem. n. agalactiae, of agalactia
Type strain: ATCC 13813; CCUG 4208; CIP 103227; DSM 2134; JCM 5671; LMG 14694; NCTC 8181
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16S rRNA gene:
AB023574
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FASTA 
Effective publication: Lehmann KB, Neumann R. Atlas und Grundriss der Bakteriologie und Lehrbuch der speziellen bakteriologischen Diagnostik, 1st ed. J.F. Lehmann, München, 1896.
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, conserved name
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Streptococcus difficilis corrig. Eldar et al. 1995 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Streptococcus difficile Eldar et al. 1995 heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
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According to Kawamura et al. (2005), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptococcus difficilis corrig. Eldar et al. 1995.
Publication:
Kawamura Y, Itoh Y, Mishima N, Ohkusu K, Kasai H, Ezaki T. High genetic similarity of Streptococcus agalactiae and Streptococcus difficilis: S. difficilis Eldar et al. 1995 is a later synonym of S. agalactiae Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:961-965.
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According to Kawamura et al. (2005), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptococcus difficile Eldar et al. 1995.
Publication:
Kawamura Y, Itoh Y, Mishima N, Ohkusu K, Kasai H, Ezaki T. High genetic similarity of Streptococcus agalactiae and Streptococcus difficilis: S. difficilis Eldar et al. 1995 is a later synonym of S. agalactiae Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:961-965.
- The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.13180 (N = 3).
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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.
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Conserved name (Judicial Opinion 8). Only conservation of a name, and over all earlier homotypic synonyms.
Publication:
Judicial Commission. Judicial Opinion No. 14. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1954; 4:156-158.
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This name was treated in Judicial Opinion 27, which designated a neotype.
Publication:
Judicial Commission. Judicial Opinion No. 27. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1963; 13:37.
- The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht".
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According to Kawamura et al. (2005), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptococcus difficilis corrig. Eldar et al. 1995.
Publication:
Kawamura Y, Itoh Y, Mishima N, Ohkusu K, Kasai H, Ezaki T. High genetic similarity of Streptococcus agalactiae and Streptococcus difficilis: S. difficilis Eldar et al. 1995 is a later synonym of S. agalactiae Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:961-965.
Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Lehmann KB, Neumann R. Atlas und Grundriss der Bakteriologie und Lehrbuch der speziellen bakteriologischen Diagnostik, 1st ed. J.F. Lehmann, München, 1896.
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Record number: 781297
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