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Name: Streptococcus loxodontisalivarius Saito et al. 2014
Etymology: lo.xo.don.ti.sa.li.va’ri.us. N.L. fem. n. Loxodonta, scientific name for the African elephant; L. masc. adj. salivarius, of/from saliva; N.L. masc. adj. loxodontisalivarius, of saliva of an African elephant
Type strain: DSM 27382; JCM 19287; NUM 6304
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16S rRNA gene: AB828326 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Saito M, Shinozaki-Kuwahara N, Hirasawa M, Takada K. Streptococcus loxodontisalivarius sp. nov. and Streptococcus saliviloxodontae sp. nov., isolated from oral cavities of elephants. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3288-3292.
IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3923-3925.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Saito M, Shinozaki-Kuwahara N, Hirasawa M, Takada K. Streptococcus loxodontisalivarius sp. nov. and Streptococcus saliviloxodontae sp. nov., isolated from oral cavities of elephants. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3288-3292.
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Record number: 792111