Species Streptococcus parasalivarius

Name: Streptococcus parasalivarius Wang et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ra.sa.li.va’ri.us. Gr. prep. para, resembling; L. masc. adj. salivarius, slimy, salivary; N.L. masc. adj. parasalivarius, resembling Streptococcus salivarius

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pa-ra-sa-li-WA-ri-us, masculine

Type strain: 778-2; CCTCC AB 2023257; JCM 36614; LMG 33413

16S rRNA gene: LC799502 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Wang TY, Li CY, Wang H, Gu CT. Lapidilactobacillus salsurivasis sp. nov., Secundilactobacillus muriivasis sp. nov., and Streptococcus parasalivarius sp. nov., isolated from Traditional Chinese Pickle. Curr Microbiol 2024; 81:351. 🇨🇳

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: validly published under the ICNP

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

Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Wang TY, Li CY, Wang H, Gu CT. Lapidilactobacillus salsurivasis sp. nov., Secundilactobacillus muriivasis sp. nov., and Streptococcus parasalivarius sp. nov., isolated from Traditional Chinese Pickle. Curr Microbiol 2024; 81:351. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 57224
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