Name: Treponema socranskii subsp. buccale Smibert et al. 1984

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: buc.ca’le. L. fem. n. bucca, the mouth; L. neut. adj. suff. -ale, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. buccale, buccal, pertaining to the mouth

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … buk-KA-le, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 35534; JCM 8155; VPI D2B8

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16S rRNA gene: AB910735 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Smibert RM, Johnson JL, Ranney RR. Treponema socranskii sp. nov., Treponema socranskii subsp. socranskii subsp. nov., Treponema socranskii subsp. buccale subsp. nov., and Treponema socranskii subsp. paredis subsp. nov. isolated from human periodontia. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:457-462. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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.
  • 🙆 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.

Parent taxon: Treponema socranskii Smibert et al. 1984

Assigned by: Smibert RM, Johnson JL, Ranney RR. Treponema socranskii sp. nov., Treponema socranskii subsp. socranskii subsp. nov., Treponema socranskii subsp. buccale subsp. nov., and Treponema socranskii subsp. paredis subsp. nov. isolated from human periodontia. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:457-462. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 785123