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Name: Streptococcus vaginalis Chao et al. 2025
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
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
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