Species Streptococcus suis
Name: Streptococcus suis (ex Elliott 1966) Kilpper-Bälz and Schleifer 1987
Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.
Etymology: su’is. L. masc./fem. n. sus, a pig; L. gen. masc./fem. n. suis, of a pig
Type strain: ATCC 43765; CCUG 7984; CIP 103217; DSM 9682; Henrichsen S735; LMG 14181; NCTC 10234; S735
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16S rRNA gene:
AF009477
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Kilpper-Bälz R, Schleifer KH. Streptococcus suis sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:160-162. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08236 (N = 3).
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - 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, note = "Z". — The risk group for Sweden has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 2.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2161 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
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🧍 In the Catalogue of the National Collection of Type Cultures, the type strain is cited as NCTC 10237.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.
Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kilpper-Bälz R, Schleifer KH. Streptococcus suis sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:160-162.
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Record number: 781389
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