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Species Streptococcus criceti
Name: Streptococcus criceti corrig. Coykendall 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: cri.ce’ti. N.L. masc. n. Cricetus, a zoological genus name; N.L. gen. masc. n. criceti, of the hamster
Type strain: ATCC 19642; CCUG 27300; CIP 102510; DSM 20562; HAMBI 1517; HS-6; LMG 14508; NCTC 12277
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MK330562
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Coykendall AL. Proposal to elevate the subspecies of Streptococcus mutans to species status, based on their molecular composition. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1977; 27:26-30. 
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 Streptococcus cricetus Coykendall 1977 (Approved Lists 1980) other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - 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 = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 12 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
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🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Streptococcus mutans Clarke 1924 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Clarke JK. On the bacterial factor in the aetiology of dental caries. British Journal of Experimental Pathology 1924; 5:141-147.
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
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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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🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 48:615; Streptococcus cricetus (sic).
Publication:
Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: erratum and correction of further specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:615.
- 🧍 In Kilian's opinion [1] the change of the well-established name Streptococcus cricetus may be a source of confusion. So, with reference to the first Principle of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision), Kilian requested that the original name Streptococcus cricetus be conserved [2]. The Judicial Commission denied this request, and no Opinion will be issued upon this request [3]. Publication: Kilian M. Necessary changes of bacterial names? ASM News 1998; 64:670.
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Publication:
De Vos P, Trüper HG, Tindall BJ. Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Xth International (IUMS) Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology. Minutes of the meetings, 28, 29 and 31 July and 1 August 2002, Paris, France. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2005; 55:525-532.
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🧍 See also:
Publication:
Kilian M. Recommended conservation of the names Streptococcus sanguis, Streptococcus rattus, Streptococcus cricetus, and seven other names included in the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:723-724.
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🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, cricetus (sic), has been corrected by Trüper and De' Clari 1998.
Publication:
Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: erratum and correction of further specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:615.
Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Coykendall AL. Proposal to elevate the subspecies of Streptococcus mutans to species status, based on their molecular composition. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1977; 27:26-30.
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Record number: 781311
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