Species ***Streptococcus* *ovis***

Name: Streptococcus ovis Collins et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o’vis. L. gen. fem. n. ovis, of the sheep

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-to-KOK-kus O-wis, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 39485; CIP 107097; DSM 16829; LMG 19174; S369/98/1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MK330579 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Collins MD, Hutson RA, Hoyles L, Falsen E, Nikolaitchouk N, Foster G. Streptococcus ovis sp. nov., isolated from sheep. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1147-1150. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1231-1233.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08333 (N = 3).
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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 11 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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 species itself.
- 🧍 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: Collins MD, Hutson RA, Hoyles L, Falsen E, Nikolaitchouk N, Foster G. Streptococcus ovis sp. nov., isolated from sheep. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1147-1150. 🇬🇧

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Species Streptococcus ovis

Species ***Streptococcus* *ovis***