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Species Streptococcus suis
Name: Streptococcus suis (ex Elliott 1966) Kilpper-Bälz and Schleifer 1987
Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.
Etymology: su’is. L. masc./fem. n. sus, a pig; L. gen. masc./fem. n. suis, of a pig
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … SU-is, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 43764; ATCC 43765; CCUG 7984; CIP 103217; DSM 9682; Henrichsen S735; LMG 14181; NCTC 10234; S735
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF009477
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Kilpper-Bälz R, Schleifer KH. Streptococcus suis sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:160-162. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08236 (N = 3).
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - 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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z". — The risk group for France has been imported on 2024-08-30. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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. — 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 2358 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.
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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 (Reading) 2022; 168:0.
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🧍 In the Catalogue of the National Collection of Type Cultures, the type strain is cited as NCTC 10237.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Streptococcus suis subsp. hashimotonensis Hasegawa et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP correct name Streptococcus suis subsp. suis (Kilpper-Bälz and Schleifer 1987 ex Elliott 1966) Hasegawa et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kilpper-Bälz R, Schleifer KH. Streptococcus suis sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:160-162. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 781389
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