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; WUE3771
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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
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Notes:
- The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08239 (N = 3).
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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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