Name: Veillonella alcalescens subsp. dispar Rogosa 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: dis’par. L. adj. dispar, dissimilar, different

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 17748; DSM 20735; NCTC 11831

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF439639 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Rogosa M. The Genus Veillonella IV. Serological Groupings, and Genus and Species Emendations. J Bacteriol 1965; 90:704-709.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Veillonella dispar (Rogosa 1965) Mays et al. 1982

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Veillonella dispar (Rogosa 1965) Mays et al. 1982	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • Veillonella alcalescens subsp. dispar is the correct name if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Veillonella alcalescens within a separate genus Veillonella.
  • The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+".

Parent taxon: Veillonella alcalescens Prévot 1933 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Rogosa M. The Genus Veillonella IV. Serological Groupings, and Genus and Species Emendations. J Bacteriol 1965; 90:704-709.

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Record number: 782955