Subspecies Treponema socranskii subsp. paredis

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

Category, proposed as: subspecies, subsp. nov.

Etymology: pa.re’dis. Gr. fem. n. parês, cheek; N.L. gen. fem. n. paredis, of a cheek

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: tre-po-NE-ma so-KRANS-ki-i pa-RE-dis, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 35535; JCM 8156; VPI D46CPE1

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF033307 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

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• 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 2026-08-13. 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: 785124