Species Streptococcus crista

Name: Streptococcus crista Handley et al. 1991

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-to-KOK-kus KRIS-ta, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51100; CCUG 33481; CIP 105954; CR311; DSM 8249; LMG 16320; NCTC 12479

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16S rRNA gene: EU156757 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Handley P, Coykendall A, Beighton D, Hardie JM, Whiley RA. Streptococcus crista sp. nov., a viridans streptococcus with tufted fibrils, isolated from the human oral cavity and throat. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:543-547. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 41, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:192.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Streptococcus cristatus corrig. Handley et al. 1991

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Streptococcus oligofermentans Tong et al. 2003	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptococcus cristatus corrig. Handley et al. 1991	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Jensen et al. (2016), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptococcus oligofermentans Tong et al. 2003. Publication: Jensen A, Scholz CF, Kilian M. Re-evaluation of the taxonomy of the Mitis group of the genus Streptococcus based on whole genome phylogenetic analyses, and proposed reclassification of Streptococcus dentisani as Streptococcus oralis subsp. dentisani comb. nov., Streptococcus tigurinus as Streptococcus oralis subsp. tigurinus comb. nov., and Streptococcus oligofermentans as a later synonym of Streptococcus cristatus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4803-4820. 🇩🇰
- 🎓 Name mentioned 19 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
- 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 47:909. Publication: Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: Necessary correction of specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:908-909. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Handley P, Coykendall A, Beighton D, Hardie JM, Whiley RA. Streptococcus crista sp. nov., a viridans streptococcus with tufted fibrils, isolated from the human oral cavity and throat. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:543-547. 🇬🇧

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Species Streptococcus crista