Name: Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. macedonicus (Tsakalidou et al. 1998) Schlegel et al. 2003

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Streptococcus macedonicus Tsakalidou et al. 1998

Etymology: ma.ce.do’ni.cus. N.L. masc. adj. macedonicus, pertaining to Macedonia, northern Greece, where the bacterium was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ma-ke-DO-ni-kus, masculine

Type strain: ACA-DC 206; ATCC BAA-249; CCUG 39970; CIP 105683; DSM 15879; HDP 98362; JCM 11119; LAB 617; LMG 18488; NCTC 13767

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Z94012 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Schlegel L, Grimont F, Ageron E, Grimont PA, Bouvet A. Reappraisal of the taxonomy of the Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex and related species: description of Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus subsp. nov., S. gallolyticus subsp. macedonicus subsp. nov. and S. gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:631-645. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1221-1222.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Streptococcus macedonicus Tsakalidou et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Streptococcus waius Flint et al. 1999	heterotypic 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 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.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 In the paper by Schlegel et al. 2003, Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. macedonicus (Tsakalidou et al. 1998) Schlegel et al. 2003, comb. nov. is cited as Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. macedonicus Schlegel et al. 2003, subsp. nov. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Streptococcus gallolyticus Osawa et al. 1996

Assigned by: Schlegel L, Grimont F, Ageron E, Grimont PA, Bouvet A. Reappraisal of the taxonomy of the Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex and related species: description of Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus subsp. nov., S. gallolyticus subsp. macedonicus subsp. nov. and S. gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:631-645. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 781339