Species Streptococcus gingivalis

Name: Streptococcus gingivalis Goo et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gin.gi.va’lis. L. fem. n. gingiva, gum; N.L. masc. adj. gingivalis, pertaining to the gums, gingival

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … gin-gi-WA-lis, masculine

Type strain: JCM 36527; KCTC 21235; S2

16S rRNA gene: OR481685 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Goo BJ, Choi YS, Gim DH, Jeong SW, Choi JW, Sung H, Lee JY, Bae JW. Description of Streptococcus dentalis sp. nov., Streptococcus gingivalis sp. nov., and Streptococcus lingualis sp. nov., Isolated from Human Oral Cavities. J Microbiol 2024; 62:973-983. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 223. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6699.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Goo BJ, Choi YS, Gim DH, Jeong SW, Choi JW, Sung H, Lee JY, Bae JW. Description of Streptococcus dentalis sp. nov., Streptococcus gingivalis sp. nov., and Streptococcus lingualis sp. nov., Isolated from Human Oral Cavities. J Microbiol 2024; 62:973-983. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 65754
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