
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.5661
Name	Streptococcus mitis Andrewes and Horder 1906 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Kilian et al. 1989
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Andrewes and Horder 1906 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Kilian et al. 1989
Preferred Name	Streptococcus mitis
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.5661
Type Strain representative organism	NS 51^T (=Kilian 142 =Carlsson NS51 =SSI SK142 =SK142 =DSM 12643 =CCUG 31611 =JCM 12971 =CCUG 35790 =ATCC 49456 =NCTC 12261 =LMG 14557 =KCTC 13047)


Proper Form	Streptococcus mitis Andrewes and Horder 1906 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Kilian et al. 1989
Nomenclatural History	The species Streptococcus mitis was originally described by Andrewes and Horder 1906. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. This name was affected by Judicial Opinion 66 in 1993. Kilian et al. published an emended description of this species in 1989.

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Streptococcus mitis Andrewes and Horder 1906 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Kilian et al. 1989.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.5661.
Source File	10.1601/nm.5661.xml


This information was last reviewed on May 6, 2017.

References

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Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-30-1-225.
Kilian M, Mikkelson L, Henrichsen J. Replacement of the Type Strain of Streptococcus mitis: Request for an Opinion. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:498-499. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-39-4-498.
Coykendall AL. Rejection of the Type Strain of Streptococcus mitis (Andrewes and Horder 1906): Request for an Opinion. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:207-209. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-39-2-207.
Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Opinion 66: Designation of Strain NS 51 (NCTC 12261) in Place of Strain NCTC 3165 as the Type Strain of Streptococcus mitis Andrewes and Horder 1906. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:391-391. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-43-2-391.