Name: Streptococcus anginosus subsp. whileyi Jensen et al. 2013

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: whi’ley.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. whileyi, of Whiley, named in honour of Dr Robert Whiley who has made significant contributions to the understanding of the taxonomy of streptococci and first recognized this taxon

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCUG 39159; DSM 25818; SK1267

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16S rRNA gene: JN787193 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jensen A, Hoshino T, Kilian M. Taxonomy of the Anginosus group of the genus Streptococcus and description of Streptococcus anginosus subsp. whileyi subsp. nov. and Streptococcus constellatus subsp. viborgensis subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2506-2519.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3549-3550.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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.

Parent taxon: Streptococcus anginosus (Andrewes and Horder 1906) Smith and Sherman 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Jensen A, Hoshino T, Kilian M. Taxonomy of the Anginosus group of the genus Streptococcus and description of Streptococcus anginosus subsp. whileyi subsp. nov. and Streptococcus constellatus subsp. viborgensis subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2506-2519.

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Record number: 790922