Name: Winkia neuii subsp. anitrata (Funke et al. 1994) Nouioui et al. 2018

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Actinomyces neuii subsp. anitratus Funke et al. 1994

Etymology: a.ni.tra’ta. Gr. pref. a-, not (inseparable prefix); N.L. masc. adj. nitratus, nitrate; N.L. fem. adj. anitrata, not reducing nitrate

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: WIN-ki-a NE͡U-i-i a-ni-TRA-ta, feminine

Type strain: 50/90; ATCC 51849; CCM 4569; CCUG 32253; CIP 104016; DSM 8577; LMG 14788

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: X71862 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 184. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3379-3393.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Actinomyces neuii subsp. anitratus Funke et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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 the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Actinomyces neuii subsp. anitratus Funke et al. 1994. Publication: Funke G, Stubbs S, von Graevenitz A, Collins MD. Assignment of human-derived CDC group 1 coryneform bacteria and CDC group 1-like coryneform bacteria to the genus Actinomyces as Actinomyces neuii subsp. neuii sp. nov., subsp. nov., and Actinomyces neuii subsp. anitratus subsp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:167-171. 🇩🇪 Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:372.

Parent taxon: Winkia neuii (Funke et al. 1994) Nouioui et al. 2018

Assigned by: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪

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