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Species Streptococcus hyointestinalis

Classification: 

Bacteria Bacillati Bacillota Bacilli Lactobacillales Streptococcaceae Streptococcus Streptococcus hyointestinalis

Name: Streptococcus hyointestinalis Devriese et al. 1988

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: hy.o.in.tes.ti.na’lis. Gr. masc./fem. n. hŷs (gen. hyos), pig; L. neut. adj. intestinum, intestine; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. hyointestinalis, associated with pig intestines

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-to-KOK-kus hy-o-in-tes-ti-NA-lis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49169; CCUG 27888; CIP 103372; DSM 20770; LMG 14579; NCTC 12224; S93

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16S rRNA gene: AF201898 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Devriese LA, Kilpper-Bälz R, Schleifer KH. Streptococcus hyointestinalis sp. nov. from the gut of swine. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:440-441. 🇧🇪

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
    • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 23 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: Devriese LA, Kilpper-Bälz R, Schleifer KH. Streptococcus hyointestinalis sp. nov. from the gut of swine. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:440-441. 🇧🇪

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Record number: 781347

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