Species Streptococcus atopicus

Name: Streptococcus atopicus corrig. Chan et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.to’pi.cus. N.L. masc. adj. atopicus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-TO-pi-kus, masculine

Type strain: AD045-1; BCRC 81461; NBRC 117137

16S rRNA gene: LC853278 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Chan CK, Wu HS, Tsai LJ, Lee YS, Chang YC, Wu HC, Chen YS. Streptococcus atopica sp. nov., Isolated from the Feces of a Toddler with Atopic Dermatitis. Curr Microbiol 2025; 82:538. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Chan CK, Wu HS, Tsai LJ, Lee YS, Chang YC, Wu HC, Chen YS. Streptococcus atopica sp. nov., Isolated from the Feces of a Toddler with Atopic Dermatitis. Curr Microbiol 2025; 82:538. 🇹🇼

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Record number: 70393
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