Species Streptococcus loxodontisalivarius

Name: Streptococcus loxodontisalivarius Saito et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-to-KOK-kus lo-xo-don-ti-sa-li-WA-ri-us, masculine

Type strain: DSM 27382; JCM 19287; NUM 6304

16S rRNA gene: AB828326 Analysetree FASTA download

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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

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

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