Species Streptococcus pleomorphus

Name: Streptococcus pleomorphus Barnes et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ple.o.mor’phus. N.L. masc. adj. pleomorphus, pleomorphic; from Gr. masc. adj. pleôs, full; from Gr. fem. n. morphê, form, shape

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 29734; CCUG 11733; DSM 20574; EBF 61/60B; JCM 10414; NCTC 11087

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16S rRNA gene: M23730 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Barnes EM, Impey CS, Stevens BJ, Peel JL. Streptococcus pleomorphus sp.nov.: an anaerobic streptococcus isolated mainly from the caeca of birds. J Gen Microbiol 1977; 102:45-53.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Faecalicoccus pleomorphus (Barnes et al. 1979) De Maesschalck et al. 2014

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Faecalicoccus pleomorphus (Barnes et al. 1979) De Maesschalck et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Streptococcus pleomorphus 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 = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Barnes EM, Impey CS, Stevens BJ, Peel JL. Streptococcus pleomorphus sp.nov.: an anaerobic streptococcus isolated mainly from the caeca of birds. J Gen Microbiol 1977; 102:45-53.

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Record number: 781375

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