Species Streptococcus iniae
Name: Streptococcus iniae Pier and Madin 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: N.L. gen. fem. n. iniae, of Inia, of the dolphin
Type strain: ATCC 29178; CCUG 27303; CIP 102508; DSM 20576; LMG 14520; PW
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16S rRNA gene:
AF335572
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FASTA 
Effective publication:
Pier GB, Madin SH. Streptococcus iniae sp. nov., a beta hemolytic streptococcus isolated from an Amazon freshwater dolphin, Inia geoffrensis. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:545-553. 
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 shiloi Eldar et al. 1995 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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According to Eldar et al. (1995), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptococcus shiloi Eldar et al. 1995.
Publication:
Eldar A, Frelier PF, Assenta L, Varner PW, Lawhon S, Bercovier H. Streptococcus shiloi, the name for an agent causing septicemic infection in fish, is a junior synonym of Streptococcus iniae. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:840-842.
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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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Later, a numerical comparison of the whole-cell protein patterns confirmed that Streptococcus shiloi is identical to Streptocccus iniae [2].
Publication:
Vandamme P, Devriese LA, Pot B, Kersters K, Melin P. Streptococcus difficile is a nonhemolytic group B, type Ib Streptococcus. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:81-85.
- The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z".
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According to Eldar et al. (1995), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptococcus shiloi Eldar et al. 1995.
Publication:
Eldar A, Frelier PF, Assenta L, Varner PW, Lawhon S, Bercovier H. Streptococcus shiloi, the name for an agent causing septicemic infection in fish, is a junior synonym of Streptococcus iniae. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:840-842.
Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Pier GB, Madin SH. Streptococcus iniae sp. nov., a beta hemolytic streptococcus isolated from an Amazon freshwater dolphin, Inia geoffrensis. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:545-553.
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Record number: 781350
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