
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.5618
Name	Streptococcus constellatus constellatus (Prévot 1924) Whiley et al. 1999
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	(Prévot 1924) Whiley et al. 1999
Preferred Name	Streptococcus constellatus constellatus
Taxonomic Rank	subspecies
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.5618
Type Strain representative organism	SK 53^T (=4055 =CNCTC 6/89 =NCDO 2226 =ATCC 27823 =VPI 3810 =NCTC 11325)


Proper Form	Streptococcus constellatus constellatus (Prévot 1924) Whiley et al. 1999
Nomenclatural History	The subspecies Streptococcus constellatus constellatus was originally described and validly published by Whiley et al. 1999. In 1999, Whiley et al. reduced Streptococcus constellatus (Prévot 1924) Holdeman and Moore 1974 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Whiley et al. 1999 to the rank of subspecies.

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Streptococcus constellatus constellatus (Prévot 1924) Whiley et al. 1999.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.5618.
Source File	10.1601/nm.5618.xml


This information was last reviewed on April 24, 2017.

References

Whiley RA, Hall LMC, Hardie JM, Beighton D. A study of small-colony, beta-haemolytic, Lancefield group C streptococci within the anginosus group: description of Streptococcus constellatus subsp. pharyngis subsp. nov., associated with the human throat and pharyngitis. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1443-1449. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-49-4-1443 [PubMed].