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Species Streptococcus vestibularis
Name: Streptococcus vestibularis Whiley and Hardie 1988
Etymology: ves.ti.bu.la.ris. L. neut. n. vestibulum, entrance hall or forecourt; N.L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -aris, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. vestibularis, pertaining to the vestibule of the mouth where the organism was originally isolated
Type strain: ATCC 49124; CCUG 24893; CIP 103363; DSM 5636; LMG 13516; MM1; NCTC 12166; NCTC 13732
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X58321
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Whiley RA, Hardie JM. Streptococcus vestibularis sp. nov. from the human oral cavity. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:335-339. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.10129 (N = 3).
- 😷 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 52 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as 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:
Whiley RA, Hardie JM. Streptococcus vestibularis sp. nov. from the human oral cavity. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:335-339.
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Record number: 781394
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