Name: Streptococcus oralis subsp. oralis (Bridge and Sneath 1982) Jensen et al. 2016
Proposed as: subsp. nov. (rule 40d)
Basonym: Streptococcus oralis Bridge and Sneath 1982
Etymology: o.ra’lis. L. masc./fem. adj. oralis, of the mouth, the source of the first isolate
Type strain: ATCC 35037; CCUG 13229; CCUG 24891; CIP 102922; DSM 20627; JCM 12997; LMG 14532; LVG 1; NCTC 11427; PB 182; SK23
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Valid publication: Jensen A, Scholz CF, Kilian M. Re-evaluation of the taxonomy of the Mitis group of the genus Streptococcus based on whole genome phylogenetic analyses, and proposed reclassification of Streptococcus dentisani as Streptococcus oralis subsp. dentisani comb. nov., Streptococcus tigurinus as Streptococcus oralis subsp. tigurinus comb. nov., and Streptococcus oligofermentans as a later synonym of Streptococcus cristatus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4803-4820.
IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:179-182.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Streptococcus oralis Bridge and Sneath 1982
Assigned by: Jensen A, Scholz CF, Kilian M. Re-evaluation of the taxonomy of the Mitis group of the genus Streptococcus based on whole genome phylogenetic analyses, and proposed reclassification of Streptococcus dentisani as Streptococcus oralis subsp. dentisani comb. nov., Streptococcus tigurinus as Streptococcus oralis subsp. tigurinus comb. nov., and Streptococcus oligofermentans as a later synonym of Streptococcus cristatus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4803-4820.
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