Species Actinomyces turicensis

Name: Actinomyces turicensis Wüst et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tu.ri.cen’sis. L. masc./fem. adj. turicensis, of or pertaining to Turicum (Zürich), referring to the place where the type strain had been isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: APL10; ATCC 51857; CCM 4742; CCUG 32401; CCUG 34269; CIP 105357; DSM 9168; LMG 15961; NCTC 14284

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: X78720 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Wust J, Stubbs S, Weiss N, Funke G, Collins MD. Assignment of Actinomyces pyogenes-like (CDC coryneform group E) bacteria to the genus Actinomyces as Actinomyces radingae sp. nov. and Actinomyces turicensis sp. nov. Lett Appl Microbiol 1995; 20:76-81.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 54. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:619-620.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Schaalia turicensis (Wüst et al. 1995) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Schaalia turicensis (Wüst et al. 1995) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Emendations:
- Vandamme et al. 1998 Vandamme P, Falsen E, Vancanneyt M, Van Esbroeck M, Van de Merwe D, Bergmans A, Schouls L, Sabbe L. Characterization of Actinomyces turicensis and Actinomyces radingae strains from human clinical samples. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:503-510. Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:633-634.
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  - 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the associated publication is not functional any more.

Notes:
- ❗ Actinomyces turicensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Actinomyces.
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — 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". — 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 54 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🧍 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.
- 🧍 Actinomyces turicensis Wüst et al. 1995 was previously known as CDC coryneform group E. Publication: Coyle MB, Lipsky BA. Coryneform bacteria in infectious diseases: clinical and laboratory aspects. Clin Microbiol Rev 1990; 3:227-246.

Parent taxon: Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Wust J, Stubbs S, Weiss N, Funke G, Collins MD. Assignment of Actinomyces pyogenes-like (CDC coryneform group E) bacteria to the genus Actinomyces as Actinomyces radingae sp. nov. and Actinomyces turicensis sp. nov. Lett Appl Microbiol 1995; 20:76-81.

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