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Species Streptococcus tigurinus
Name: Streptococcus tigurinus Zbinden et al. 2012
Etymology: ti.gu.ri’nus. N.L. masc. adj. tigurinus, of or pertaining to Tigurum, a district in Helvetia, the modern Zurich, the region where the bacterial species was first recognized
Type strain: AZ_3a; CCOS 600; DSM 24864; NCTC 13783
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JN004270
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Zbinden A, Mueller NJ, Tarr PE, Sproer C, Keller PM, Bloemberg GV. Streptococcus tigurinus sp. nov., isolated from blood of patients with endocarditis, meningitis and spondylodiscitis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2941-2945. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:799-800.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Streptococcus oralis subsp. tigurinus (Zbinden et al. 2012) Jensen et al. 2016
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Streptococcus oralis subsp. tigurinus (Zbinden et al. 2012) Jensen et al. 2016 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
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Notes:
- ❗ Streptococcus tigurinus 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 26 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Zbinden A, Mueller NJ, Tarr PE, Sproer C, Keller PM, Bloemberg GV. Streptococcus tigurinus sp. nov., isolated from blood of patients with endocarditis, meningitis and spondylodiscitis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2941-2945.
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Record number: 790334
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