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Species Streptococcus merionis
Name: Streptococcus merionis Tappe et al. 2009
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. merionis, of Meriones, the Mongolian jird, from which the bacterium was isolated
Type strain: CCUG 54871; DSM 19192; NCTC 13788; WUE3771
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AM396401
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Tappe D, Pukall R, Schumann P, Gronow S, Spiliotis M, Claus H, Brehm K, Vogel U. Streptococcus merionis sp. nov., isolated from Mongolian jirds (Meriones unguiculatus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:766-770. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1557-1558.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08239 (N = 3).
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
- 🙆 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative 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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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.
Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Tappe D, Pukall R, Schumann P, Gronow S, Spiliotis M, Claus H, Brehm K, Vogel U. Streptococcus merionis sp. nov., isolated from Mongolian jirds (Meriones unguiculatus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:766-770.
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Record number: 787808
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