Name: Veillonella denticariosi Byun et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: den.ti.ca.ri.o’si. L. masc. n. dens (gen. dentis), tooth; L. masc. adj. cariosus, rotten, decayed; N.L. gen. masc. n. denticariosi, of a decayed tooth

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … den-ti-ka-ri-O-si, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 54362; CIP 109448; DSM 19009; JCM 15641; RBV 106

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF185167 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Byun R, Carlier JP, Jacques NA, Marchandin H, Hunter N. Veillonella denticariosi sp. nov., isolated from human carious dentine. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2844-2848. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:531-532.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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.
  • 🧍 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 (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Veillonella Prévot 1933 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Byun R, Carlier JP, Jacques NA, Marchandin H, Hunter N. Veillonella denticariosi sp. nov., isolated from human carious dentine. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2844-2848. 🇦🇺

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Record number: 786992