Name: Streptococcus oralis subsp. dentisani (Camelo-Castillo et al. 2014) Jensen et al. 2016

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Streptococcus dentisani Camelo-Castillo et al. 2014

Etymology: den.ti.sa’ni. L. masc. n. dens, tooth; L. masc. adj. sanus, healthy; N.L. gen. masc. n. dentisani, of a healthy tooth, pertaining to caries-free humans, from whom the organisms were isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CECT 8312; DSM 27088; Str. 7747

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HG315101 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jensen A, Scholz CF, Kilian M. Re-evaluation of the taxonomy of the Mitis group of the genus Streptococcus based on whole genome phylogenetic analyses, and proposed reclassification of Streptococcus dentisani as Streptococcus oralis subsp. dentisani comb. nov., Streptococcus tigurinus as Streptococcus oralis subsp. tigurinus comb. nov., and Streptococcus oligofermentans as a later synonym of Streptococcus cristatus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4803-4820.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:179-182.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Streptococcus dentisani Camelo-Castillo et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+".

Parent taxon: Streptococcus oralis Bridge and Sneath 1982

Assigned by: Jensen A, Scholz CF, Kilian M. Re-evaluation of the taxonomy of the Mitis group of the genus Streptococcus based on whole genome phylogenetic analyses, and proposed reclassification of Streptococcus dentisani as Streptococcus oralis subsp. dentisani comb. nov., Streptococcus tigurinus as Streptococcus oralis subsp. tigurinus comb. nov., and Streptococcus oligofermentans as a later synonym of Streptococcus cristatus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4803-4820.

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Record number: 794814