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Species Streptococcus macedonicus

Name: Streptococcus macedonicus Tsakalidou et al. 1998

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ce.do’ni.cus. N.L. masc. adj. macedonicus, pertaining to Macedonia, northern Greece, where the bacterium was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-to-KOK-kus ma-ke-DO-ni-kus, masculine

Type strain: ACA-DC 206; ATCC BAA-249; CCUG 39970; CIP 105683; DSM 15879; HDP 98362; JCM 11119; LAB 617; LMG 18488; NCTC 13767

16S rRNA gene: Z94012 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Tsakalidou E, Zoidou E, Pot B, Wassill L, Ludwig W, Devriese LA, Kalantzopoulos G, Schleifer KH, Kersters K. Identification of streptococci from Greek Kasseri cheese and description of Streptococcus macedonicus sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:519-527. 🇬🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:633-634.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. macedonicus (Tsakalidou et al. 1998) Schlegel et al. 2003

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • ⏰ According to Manachini et al. (2002), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Streptococcus waius Flint et al. 1999. Publication: Manachini PL, Flint SH, Ward LJ, Kelly W, Fortina MG, Parini C, Mora D. Comparison between Streptococcus macedonicus and Streptococcus waius strains and reclassification of Streptococcus waius (Flint et at. 1999) as Streptococcus macedonicus (Tsakalidou et al. 1998). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:945-951. 🇮🇹
    • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
    • ❗ Streptococcus macedonicus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Streptococcus.
    • 😷 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 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 60 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
    • 🧍 See also: Publication: Schlegel L, Grimont F, Ageron E, Grimont PA, Bouvet A. Reappraisal of the taxonomy of the Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex and related species: description of Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus subsp. nov., S. gallolyticus subsp. macedonicus subsp. nov. and S. gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:631-645. 🇫🇷
    • 🧍 See also: Publication: Whiley RA, Kilian M. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of staphylococci and streptococci. Minutes of the closed meeting, 31 July 2002, Paris, France. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2003; 53:915-917. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Tsakalidou E, Zoidou E, Pot B, Wassill L, Ludwig W, Devriese LA, Kalantzopoulos G, Schleifer KH, Kersters K. Identification of streptococci from Greek Kasseri cheese and description of Streptococcus macedonicus sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:519-527. 🇬🇷

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