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Species Streptococcus parasanguis
Name: Streptococcus parasanguis Whiley et al. 1990
Type strain: ATCC 15912; CCUG 30417; DSM 6778; LMG 14537; Strain 55898
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16S rRNA gene:
AF003933
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Whiley RA, Fraser HY, Douglas CW, Hardie JM, Williams AM, Collins MD. Streptococcus parasanguis sp. nov., an atypical viridans Streptococcus from human clinical specimens. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1990; 56:115-121. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 34. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:320-321.
Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling
Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Streptococcus parasanguinis corrig. Whiley et al. 1990
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Streptococcus parasanguinis corrig. Whiley et al. 1990 corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — 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 53 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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 risk group of the species itself.
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🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 47:909.
Publication:
Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: Necessary correction of specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:908-909.
Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Whiley RA, Fraser HY, Douglas CW, Hardie JM, Williams AM, Collins MD. Streptococcus parasanguis sp. nov., an atypical viridans Streptococcus from human clinical specimens. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1990; 56:115-121.
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Record number: 784989
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