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Species Streptococcus pyogenes

Name: Streptococcus pyogenes Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: py.o’ge.nes. Gr. neut. n. pyon, discharge from a sore, pus; N.L. neut. n. pyum; Gr. suff. -genes, producing; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. masc. part. adj. pyogenes, pus-producing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-to-KOK-kus py-O-ge-nes, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 12344; CCUG 12701; CCUG 4207; CIP 56.41; DSM 20565; JCM 5674; LMG 14700; NBIMCC 941; NCAIM B.01705; NCTC 8198

16S rRNA gene: AB023575 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Rosenbach FJ. Microorganismen bei den Wund-Infections-Krankheiten des Menschen. J.F. Bergmann, Wiesbaden, 1884.

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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "animalis: 1 animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2; default: 2 human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "T, Z". — The risk group for France has been imported on 2024-08-30. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "T". — The risk group for Sweden has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Toxigenic". — The risk group for United States has been imported on 2024-02-09. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 9999 times (maxed out) in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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.
    • 🧍 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 (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
    • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Rosenbach FJ. Microorganismen bei den Wund-Infections-Krankheiten des Menschen. J.F. Bergmann, Wiesbaden, 1884.

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Record number: 781379