Species Streptococcus constellatus
Name: Streptococcus constellatus (Prévot 1924) Holdeman and Moore 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Diplococcus constellatus" Prévot 1924
Etymology: con.stel.la.tus. L. masc. adj. constellatus, starred, studded with stars
Type strain: ATCC 27823; CCUG 24889; CIP 103247; DSM 20575; JCM 12994; LMG 14507; NCDO 2226; NCFB 2226; NCIMB 702226; NCTC 11325
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16S rRNA gene:
AF104676
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FASTA 
Effective publication:
Holdeman LV, Moore WEC. New genus, Coprococcus, twelve new species, and emended descriptions of four previously described species of bacteria from human feces. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1974; 24:260-277. 
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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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Diplococcus constellatus" Prévot 1924 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
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Emendations:
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Whiley and Beighton 1991
Whiley RA, Beighton D. Emended descriptions and recognition of Streptococcus constellatus, Streptococcus intermedius, and Streptococcus anginosus as distinct species. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:1-5.
Notes:- This emendation was not found in the expected IJSEM notification list.
- Data from DNA-DNA hybridization experiments, whole-cell-derived polypeptide patterns, and data from phenotypic testing demonstrate that Streptococcus constellatus (Prévot 1924) Holdeman and Moore 1974 (Approved Lists 1980), Streptococcus anginosus (Andrewes and Horder 1906) Smith and Sherman 1938 (Approved Lists 1980), and Streptococcus intermedius Prévot 1925 (Approved Lists 1980) are distinct species [1]. — However, the taxonomic status of strains classified as Streptococcus constellatus, Streptococcus anginosus, and Streptococcus intermedius has been the subject of much debate. The analysis of whole-cell protein patterns (P. Vandamme et al. 1998 [2]) supports the viewpoint that these three taxa constitute a single species which should be referred to as Streptococcus anginosus. Nevertheless, no formal proposition is made in the paper by P. Vandamme et al. [2].
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Whiley et al. 1999
Whiley RA, Hall LM, Hardie JM, Beighton D. A study of small-colony, beta-haemolytic, Lancefield group C streptococci within the anginosus group: description of Streptococcus constellatus subsp. pharyngis subsp. nov., associated with the human throat and pharyngitis. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1443-1449.
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 2000; 50:5-7.
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Whiley and Beighton 1991
Whiley RA, Beighton D. Emended descriptions and recognition of Streptococcus constellatus, Streptococcus intermedius, and Streptococcus anginosus as distinct species. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:1-5.
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Notes:
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According to Akagawa-Matsushita et al. (1993), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of "Streptococcus anginosus" Andrewes and Horder 1906.
Publication:
Akagawa-Matsushita M, Koga Y, Yamasato K. DNA relatedness among nonpigmented species of Alteromonas and synonymy of Alteromonas haloplanktis (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichelt and Baumann 1973 and Alteromonas tetraodonis Simidu et al. 1990. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:500-503.
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According to Akagawa-Matsushita et al. (1993), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Streptococcus anginosus (Andrewes and Horder 1906) Smith and Sherman 1938 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Akagawa-Matsushita M, Koga Y, Yamasato K. DNA relatedness among nonpigmented species of Alteromonas and synonymy of Alteromonas haloplanktis (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichelt and Baumann 1973 and Alteromonas tetraodonis Simidu et al. 1990. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:500-503.
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According to Coykendall et al. (1987), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Streptococcus anginosus" Andrewes and Horder 1906.
Publication:
Coykendall AL, Wesbecher PM, Gustafson KB. "Streptococcus milleri", Streptococcus constellatus, and Streptococcus intermedius are later synonyms of Streptococcus anginosus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:222-228.
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According to Coykendall et al. (1987), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptococcus anginosus (Andrewes and Horder 1906) Smith and Sherman 1938 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Coykendall AL, Wesbecher PM, Gustafson KB. "Streptococcus milleri", Streptococcus constellatus, and Streptococcus intermedius are later synonyms of Streptococcus anginosus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:222-228.
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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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According to Akagawa-Matsushita et al. (1993), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of "Streptococcus anginosus" Andrewes and Horder 1906.
Publication:
Akagawa-Matsushita M, Koga Y, Yamasato K. DNA relatedness among nonpigmented species of Alteromonas and synonymy of Alteromonas haloplanktis (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichelt and Baumann 1973 and Alteromonas tetraodonis Simidu et al. 1990. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:500-503.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Streptococcus constellatus subsp. constellatus (Prévot 1924) Whiley et al. 1999 validly published under the ICNP correct name Streptococcus constellatus subsp. viborgensis Jensen et al. 2013 validly published under the ICNP correct name Streptococcus constellatus subsp. pharyngis Whiley et al. 1999 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Holdeman LV, Moore WEC. New genus, Coprococcus, twelve new species, and emended descriptions of four previously described species of bacteria from human feces. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1974; 24:260-277.
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Record number: 784976
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