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Subspecies Streptococcus suis subsp. suis
Name: Streptococcus suis subsp. suis (Kilpper-Bälz and Schleifer 1987 ex Elliott 1966) Hasegawa et al. 2024
Basonym: Streptococcus suis (ex Elliott 1966) Kilpper-Bälz and Schleifer 1987
Etymology: su’is. L. masc./fem. n. sus, a pig; L. gen. masc./fem. n. suis, of a pig
Pronunciation, gender: SU-is, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 43764; ATCC 43765; CCUG 7984; CIP 103217; DSM 9682; Henrichsen S735; LMG 14181; NCTC 10234; S735
Effective publication:
Hasegawa Y, Akita T, Kuchibiro T, Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Tomida J, Kutsuna R, Mori R, Okuno M, Ogura Y, Kawamura Y. Streptococcus suis subsp. hashimotonensis subsp. nov.: Lancefield group A antigen-positive organisms isolated from human clinical specimens and wild boar oral cavity samples. Syst Appl Microbiol 2024; 47:126538. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 220. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6501.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
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🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Streptococcus suis subsp. hashimotonensis Hasegawa et al. 2024 but an explicit description was also provided.
Publication:
Hasegawa Y, Akita T, Kuchibiro T, Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Tomida J, Kutsuna R, Mori R, Okuno M, Ogura Y, Kawamura Y. Streptococcus suis subsp. hashimotonensis subsp. nov.: Lancefield group A antigen-positive organisms isolated from human clinical specimens and wild boar oral cavity samples. Syst Appl Microbiol 2024; 47:126538.
- 🙆 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 species itself.
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🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Streptococcus suis subsp. hashimotonensis Hasegawa et al. 2024 but an explicit description was also provided.
Publication:
Hasegawa Y, Akita T, Kuchibiro T, Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Tomida J, Kutsuna R, Mori R, Okuno M, Ogura Y, Kawamura Y. Streptococcus suis subsp. hashimotonensis subsp. nov.: Lancefield group A antigen-positive organisms isolated from human clinical specimens and wild boar oral cavity samples. Syst Appl Microbiol 2024; 47:126538.
Parent taxon: Streptococcus suis (ex Elliott 1966) Kilpper-Bälz and Schleifer 1987
Assigned by:
Hasegawa Y, Akita T, Kuchibiro T, Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Tomida J, Kutsuna R, Mori R, Okuno M, Ogura Y, Kawamura Y. Streptococcus suis subsp. hashimotonensis subsp. nov.: Lancefield group A antigen-positive organisms isolated from human clinical specimens and wild boar oral cavity samples. Syst Appl Microbiol 2024; 47:126538.
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Record number: 55713
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