Species Streptococcus equinus
Name: Streptococcus equinus Andrewes and Horder 1906 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: e.qui’nus. L. masc. adj. equinus, of or belonging to horses
Type strain: ATCC 9812; CCUG 27302; CIP 102504; DSM 20558; HAMBI 1572; IFO 12553; JCM 7879; LMG 14897; NBRC 12553; NCTC 12969
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB680295
Analyse
FASTA 
Effective publication: Andrewes FW, Horder TJ. A study of the streptococci pathogenic for man. Lancet 1906; 2:708-713.
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 bovis Orla-Jensen 1919 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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According to Whiley and Kilian (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptococcus bovis Orla-Jensen 1919 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Whiley RA, Kilian M. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of staphylococci and streptococci. Minutes of the closed meeting, 31 July 2002, Paris, France. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2003; 53:915-917.
- The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.11040 (N = 3).
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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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See also:
Publication:
Schlegel L, Grimont F, Ageron E, Grimont PA, Bouvet A. Reappraisal of the taxonomy of the Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex and related species: description of Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus subsp. nov., S. gallolyticus subsp. macedonicus subsp. nov. and S. gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:631-645.
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See also:
Publication:
Poyart C, Quesne G, Trieu-Cuot P. Taxonomic dissection of the Streptococcus bovis group by analysis of manganese-dependent superoxide dismutase gene (sodA) sequences: reclassification of 'Streptococcus infantarius subsp. coli' as Streptococcus lutetiensis sp. nov. and of Streptococcus bovis biotype 11.2 as Streptococcus pasteurianus sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1247-1255.
- The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht".
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According to Whiley and Kilian (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptococcus bovis Orla-Jensen 1919 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Whiley RA, Kilian M. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of staphylococci and streptococci. Minutes of the closed meeting, 31 July 2002, Paris, France. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2003; 53:915-917.
Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Andrewes FW, Horder TJ. A study of the streptococci pathogenic for man. Lancet 1906; 2:708-713.
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