Species Streptococcus pneumoniae
Name: Streptococcus pneumoniae (Klein 1884) Chester 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Micrococcus pneumoniae" Klein 1884
Etymology: pneu.mo’ni.ae. N.L. fem. n. pneumonia, pneumonia; from N.L. fem. n. pneumonia, disease of the lungs; N.L. gen. fem. n. pneumoniae, of pneumonia
Type strain: ATCC 33400; CCUG 28588; CIP 102911; DSM 20566; LMG 14545; NBRC 102642; NCTC 7465
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16S rRNA gene:
AF003930
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FASTA 
Effective publication: Chester FD. A Manual of Determinative Bacteriology. The MacMillan Co., New York, 1901.
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: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Staphylococcus pneumoniae" (Klein 1884) Cole and Pung 1977 homotypic synonym, not validly published "Micrococcus pneumoniae" Klein 1884 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
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Notes:
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According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
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According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Chester FD. A Manual of Determinative Bacteriology. The MacMillan Co., New York, 1901.
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Record number: 781377
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