Name: Veillonella rodentium (Rogosa 1965) Mays et al. 1982

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Veillonella parvula subsp. rodentium Rogosa 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: ro.den’ti.um. N.L. gen. neut. pl. n. rodentium, of rodents; from L. pres. part. rodens, gnawing

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 17743; DSM 20737; NCTC 12018

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY514996 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mays TD, Holdeman LV, Moore WEC, Rogosa M, Johnson JL. Taxonomy of the genus Veillonella Prévot. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:28-36.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Veillonella parvula subsp. rodentium Rogosa 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Veillonella Prévot 1933 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Mays TD, Holdeman LV, Moore WEC, Rogosa M, Johnson JL. Taxonomy of the genus Veillonella Prévot. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:28-36.

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Record number: 782966