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Species Streptococcus orisratti
Name: Streptococcus orisratti Zhu et al. 2000
Etymology: o.ris.rat’ti. L. gen. neut. n. oris, of the mouth; N.L. gen. masc. n. ratti, of the rat; N.L. gen. neut. n. orisratti, of the mouth of the rat
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … o-ris-RAT-ti, masculine
Type strain: A63; ATCC 700640; CCUG 43577; CIP 106965; DSM 15617
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF124350
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Zhu H, Willcox MD, Knox KW. A new species of oral Streptococcus isolated from Sprague-Dawley rats, Streptococcus orisratti sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:55-61. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:425-426.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.12145 (N = 3).
- 😷 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 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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 risk group of the genus.
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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:
Zhu H, Willcox MD, Knox KW. A new species of oral Streptococcus isolated from Sprague-Dawley rats, Streptococcus orisratti sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:55-61. 🇦🇺
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Record number: 781365
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