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Species Streptococcus halichoeri
Name: Streptococcus halichoeri Lawson et al. 2004
Etymology: ha.lich.oe’ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. halichoeri, of a seal of the genus Halichoerus, systematic genus name of the grey seal
Type strain: CCUG 48324; CCUG 48325; CIP 108195; DSM 17028; M512/02/1; SAC M512/02/1
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16S rRNA gene:
KP851851
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Lawson PA, Foster G, Falsen E, Davison N, Collins MD. Streptococcus halichoeri sp. nov., isolated from grey seals (Halichoerus grypus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1753-1756. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:3-5.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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Shewmaker et al. 2016
Shewmaker PL, Whitney AM, Humrighouse BW. Phenotypic, Genotypic, and Antimicrobial Characteristics of Streptococcus halichoeri Isolates from Humans, Proposal To Rename Streptococcus halichoeri as Streptococcus halichoeri subsp. halichoeri, and Description of Streptococcus halichoeri subsp. hominis subsp. nov., a Bacterium Associated with Human Clinical Infections. J Clin Microbiol 2016; 54:739-744. 🇺🇸
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 24. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2469-2470.
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Shewmaker et al. 2016
Shewmaker PL, Whitney AM, Humrighouse BW. Phenotypic, Genotypic, and Antimicrobial Characteristics of Streptococcus halichoeri Isolates from Humans, Proposal To Rename Streptococcus halichoeri as Streptococcus halichoeri subsp. halichoeri, and Description of Streptococcus halichoeri subsp. hominis subsp. nov., a Bacterium Associated with Human Clinical Infections. J Clin Microbiol 2016; 54:739-744.
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — 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 15 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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 species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Streptococcus halichoeri subsp. halichoeri (Lawson et al. 2004) Shewmaker et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP correct name Streptococcus halichoeri subsp. hominis Shewmaker et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name in need of a replacement
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Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Lawson PA, Foster G, Falsen E, Davison N, Collins MD. Streptococcus halichoeri sp. nov., isolated from grey seals (Halichoerus grypus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1753-1756. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 781344
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