Name: Streptococcus phocae subsp. phocae (Skaar et al. 1994) Avendaño-Herrera et al. 2014

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov. (rule 40d)

Basonym: Streptococcus phocae Skaar et al. 1994

Etymology: pho’cae. L. gen. fem. n. phocae, seal

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 8399 H1; ATCC 51973; CCUG 35103; DSM 15635; LMG 16735; NCTC 12719; SVL 8399 H1

See detailed strain information at

Valid publication: Avendano-Herrera R, Balboa S, Castro N, Gonzalez-Contreras A, Magarinos B, Fernandez J, Toranzo AE, Romalde JL. Comparative polyphasic characterization of Streptococcus phocae strains with different host origin and description of the subspecies Streptococcus phocae subsp. salmonis subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1775-1781.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2509-2511.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 📠 This subspecies was automatically created by the valid publication of Streptococcus phocae subsp. salmonis Avendaño-Herrera et al. 2014 according to rule 40d. Publication: Avendano-Herrera R, Balboa S, Castro N, Gonzalez-Contreras A, Magarinos B, Fernandez J, Toranzo AE, Romalde JL. Comparative polyphasic characterization of Streptococcus phocae strains with different host origin and description of the subspecies Streptococcus phocae subsp. salmonis subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1775-1781.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t".

Parent taxon: Streptococcus phocae Skaar et al. 1994

Assigned by: Avendano-Herrera R, Balboa S, Castro N, Gonzalez-Contreras A, Magarinos B, Fernandez J, Toranzo AE, Romalde JL. Comparative polyphasic characterization of Streptococcus phocae strains with different host origin and description of the subspecies Streptococcus phocae subsp. salmonis subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1775-1781.

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Record number: 791841