Species Streptococcus nakanoensis

Name: Streptococcus nakanoensis Wajima et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. nakanoensis, derived from nakano, representing the city wherein the hospital of isolation is located, of Nakano [probably better: nakanonensis]; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -ensis, denoting place

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCUG 76894; JCM 35953; MTG 105

16S rRNA gene: LC744565 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Wajima T, Sugawara T, Tanaka E, Uchiya K-i. Molecular characterization of a novel putative pathogen, Streptococcus nakanoensis sp. nov., isolated from sputum culture. Microbiol Spectr 2024; 12:e0135424. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 221. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6562.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Streptococcus nakanonensis corrig. Wajima et al. 2025

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Streptococcus parapneumoniae Katayama et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptococcus thalassemiae Diouf et al. 2023	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Streptococcus nakanonensis corrig. Wajima et al. 2025	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Kilian et al. (2025), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptococcus thalassemiae Diouf et al. 2023. Publication: Kilian M, Slotved HC, Fuursted K, D'Mello A, Tettelin H. Re-evaluation of boundaries of Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus oralis and demonstration of multiple later synonyms of Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus oralis and Streptococcus thalassemiae: description of Streptococcus mitis subsp. carlssonii subsp. nov. and emended description of Streptococcus mitis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6704. 🇩🇰
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6765.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-02-10.
- 🙅 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Wajima T, Sugawara T, Tanaka E, Uchiya K-i. Molecular characterization of a novel putative pathogen, Streptococcus nakanoensis sp. nov., isolated from sputum culture. Microbiol Spectr 2024; 12:e0135424. 🇯🇵

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Species Streptococcus nakanoensis