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Species Streptococcus cuniculi

Name: Streptococcus cuniculi Vela et al. 2014

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: cu.ni’cu.li. L. gen. masc. n. cuniculi, of the rabbit

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-to-KOK-kus ku-NI-ku-li, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 65085; CECT 8498; NED12-00049-6B

16S rRNA gene: HG793791 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Vela AI, Sanchez Del Rey V, Zamora L, Casamayor A, Dominguez L, Fernandez-Garayzabal JF. Streptococcus cuniculi sp. nov., isolated from the respiratory tract of wild rabbits. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2486-2490. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3333-3334.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Vela AI, Sanchez Del Rey V, Zamora L, Casamayor A, Dominguez L, Fernandez-Garayzabal JF. Streptococcus cuniculi sp. nov., isolated from the respiratory tract of wild rabbits. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2486-2490. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 791996