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

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: rat’ti. N.L. masc. n. Rattus, genus of rats; N.L. gen. masc. n. ratti, of the rat genus

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 17746; DSM 20736; NCTC 12019

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF186071 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 (and not recommended for medical use)

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • ❗ Veillonella alcalescens subsp. ratti is the correct name instead 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 risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 a synonym of the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

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: 782956