Species Streptococcus taonis

Name: Streptococcus taonis Lee et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ta.o’nis. N.L. gen. neut. n. taonis, of TAO, name arbitrarily derived from Taoyuan General Hospital, from where the organism was first isolated

Pronunciation, gender: ta-O-nis, masculine

Type strain: BCRC 81402; NBRC 116002; ST22-14

16S rRNA gene: LC752654 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lee CY, Chan CK, Chida M, Miyashita M, Lee YS, Wu HC, Chang YC, Lin WT, Chen YS. Streptococcus taonis sp. nov., a novel bacterial species isolated from a blood culture of a patient. Arch Microbiol 2024; 206:168. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 225. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6863.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lee CY, Chan CK, Chida M, Miyashita M, Lee YS, Wu HC, Chang YC, Lin WT, Chen YS. Streptococcus taonis sp. nov., a novel bacterial species isolated from a blood culture of a patient. Arch Microbiol 2024; 206:168. 🇹🇼

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Record number: 67911
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