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Species Streptococcus urinalis
Name: Streptococcus urinalis Collins et al. 2000
Etymology: u.ri.na’lis. L. masc. adj. urinalis, pertaining to urine
Type strain: 2285-97; CCUG 41590; CIP 106463; DSM 16830; NCTC 13766
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16S rRNA gene:
AJ131965
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Collins MD, Hutson RA, Falsen E, Nikolaitchouk N, LaClaire L, Facklam RR. An unusual Streptococcus from human urine, Streptococcus urinalis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1173-1178. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1419-1420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative 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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🧍 The specific epithet is a Latin adjective (urinalis is e) not a neo-Latin adjective as cited in the paper by Collins et al. 2000.
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.
Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Collins MD, Hutson RA, Falsen E, Nikolaitchouk N, LaClaire L, Facklam RR. An unusual Streptococcus from human urine, Streptococcus urinalis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1173-1178.
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Record number: 781393
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