Species ***Streptococcus* *phocae***

Name: Streptococcus phocae Skaar et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pho’cae. L. gen. fem. n. phocae, of a seal

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 8399 H1; ATCC 51973; CCUG 35103; DSM 15635; LMG 16735; NCTC 12719; SVL 8399 H1

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16S rRNA gene: AF235052 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Skaar I, Gaustad P, Tonjum T, Holm B, Stenwig H. Streptococcus phocae sp. nov., a new species isolated from clinical specimens from seals. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:646-650.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:199-200.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

Emendations:
- Avendaño-Herrera et al. 2014 Avendano-Herrera R, Balboa S, Castro N, Gonzalez-Contreras A, Magarinos B, Fernandez J, Toranzo AE, Romalde JL. Comparative polyphasic characterization of Streptococcus phocae strains with different host origin and description of the subspecies Streptococcus phocae subsp. salmonis subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1775-1781. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2509-2511.

Notes:
- 😷 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — 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 39 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 species itself.
- 🧍 The separate status of Streptococcus phocae within the group of beta-hemolytic streptococci is confirmed by Vandamme et al. 1997. Publication: Vandamme P, Devriese LA, Pot B, Kersters K, Melin P. Streptococcus difficile is a nonhemolytic group B, type Ib Streptococcus. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:81-85.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Streptococcus phocae subsp. phocae (Skaar et al. 1994) Avendaño-Herrera et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Streptococcus phocae subsp. salmonis Avendaño-Herrera et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Skaar I, Gaustad P, Tonjum T, Holm B, Stenwig H. Streptococcus phocae sp. nov., a new species isolated from clinical specimens from seals. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:646-650.

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Species Streptococcus phocae

Species ***Streptococcus* *phocae***