Species Streptococcus vaginalis

Name: Streptococcus vaginalis Chao et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: va.gi.na’lis. N.L. masc. adj. vaginalis, from the vagina which is a female genital organ, referring to the vagina

Pronunciation, gender: wa-gi-NA-lis, masculine

Type strain: BCRC 81289; NBRC 114754; P1L01; P T 81289

16S rRNA gene: LC553197 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Chao AS, Lin CY, Chao A, Lee YS, Chang YC, Wu HC, Dai YJ, Liao WQ, Kao FC, Chen YS. Streptococcus vaginalis sp. nov., a novel bacterial species isolated from vaginal swabs of a pregnant woman with diabetes. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:5475-5482.

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: Chao AS, Lin CY, Chao A, Lee YS, Chang YC, Wu HC, Dai YJ, Liao WQ, Kao FC, Chen YS. Streptococcus vaginalis sp. nov., a novel bacterial species isolated from vaginal swabs of a pregnant woman with diabetes. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:5475-5482.

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Record number: 67982
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