Name: Streptococcus phocae subsp. salmonis Avendaño-Herrera et al. 2014

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: sal.mo’nis. L. gen. masc. n. salmonis, of salmon, since it was first discovered in salmon

Gender: masculine

Type strain: C-4; CECT 7921; DSM 24768; type strain: C-4

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FR846243 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Avendano-Herrera R, Balboa S, Castro N, Gonzalez-Contreras A, Magarinos B, Fernandez J, Toranzo AE, Romalde JL. Comparative polyphasic characterization of Streptococcus phocae strains with different host origin and description of the subspecies Streptococcus phocae subsp. salmonis subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1775-1781.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2509-2511.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.11703 (N = 5).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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.

Parent taxon: Streptococcus phocae Skaar et al. 1994

Assigned by: Avendano-Herrera R, Balboa S, Castro N, Gonzalez-Contreras A, Magarinos B, Fernandez J, Toranzo AE, Romalde JL. Comparative polyphasic characterization of Streptococcus phocae strains with different host origin and description of the subspecies Streptococcus phocae subsp. salmonis subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1775-1781.

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Record number: 791842