Species Streptococcus mutans
Name: Streptococcus mutans Clarke 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: mu.tans. L. part. adj. mutans, changing
Type strain: ATCC 25175; CCUG 11877; CCUG 17824; CCUG 6519; CIP 103220; DSM 20523; HAMBI 1519; IFO 13955; JCM 5705; LMG 14558; NBRC 13955; NCTC 10449
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ243965
Analyse
FASTA 
Effective publication: Clarke JK. On the bacterial factor in the aetiology of dental caries. British Journal of Experimental Pathology 1924; 5:141-147.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.09256 (N = 3).
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According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established 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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Streptococcus mutans subsp. sobrinus" Coykendall 1974 not validly published synonym (and no standing)
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Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Clarke JK. On the bacterial factor in the aetiology of dental caries. British Journal of Experimental Pathology 1924; 5:141-147.
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Record number: 781363
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