Name: Veillonella parvula subsp. atypica Rogosa 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: a.ty’pi.ca. Gr. pref. a-, not (inseparable prefix); L. adj. typicus -a -um, typical; N.L. fem. adj. atypica, not typical

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 17744; DSM 20739; NCTC 11830

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X84007 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 atypica (Rogosa 1965) Mays et al. 1982

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • ❗ Veillonella parvula subsp. atypica 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 parvula within a separate genus Veillonella.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+".

Parent taxon: Veillonella parvula (Veillon and Zuber 1898) 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: 782963