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Species Streptococcus plantarum
Name: Streptococcus plantarum Collins et al. 1984
Etymology: plan.ta’rum. L. fem. n. planta, any vegetable production that serves to propagate the species, a plant; L. gen. fem. pl. n. plantarum, of plants
Pronunciation, gender: plan-TA-rum, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 43199; CCUG 39180; CIP 102506; DSM 20686; HAMBI 1593; JCM 11056; KACC 13445; LMG 8517; NBRC 100936; NCDO 1869; NCFB 1869; NCIB 11945; NCIMB 11945
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB681297
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Collins MD, Farrow JA, Phillips BA, Kandler O. Streptococcus garvieae sp. nov. and Streptococcus plantarum sp. nov. J Gen Microbiol 1983; 129:3427-3431. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 14. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:270-271.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Pseudolactococcus plantarum (Collins et al. 1984) Abe et al. 2025
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Pseudolactococcus plantarum (Collins et al. 1984) Abe et al. 2025 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Lactococcus plantarum (Collins et al. 1984) Schleifer et al. 1986 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Streptococcus plantarum is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Streptococcus.
- 😷 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 1 time 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 genus.
Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Collins MD, Farrow JA, Phillips BA, Kandler O. Streptococcus garvieae sp. nov. and Streptococcus plantarum sp. nov. J Gen Microbiol 1983; 129:3427-3431. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 781374
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