
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.5808
Name	Actinomyces viscosus (Howell et al. 1965) Georg et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	(Howell et al. 1965) Georg et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
Preferred Name	Actinomyces viscosus
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.5808
Type Strain representative organism	Howell T-6^T (=Gerencser WVU 745 =ATCC 15987 =DSM 43327 =CCUG 14476 =KCC S-0130 =NCTC 10951)


Proper Form	Actinomyces viscosus (Howell et al. 1965) Georg et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
Nomenclatural History	The species Actinomyces viscosus was originally described by Georg et al. 1969. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980.

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Actinomyces viscosus (Howell et al. 1965) Georg et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980).April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.5808.
Source File	10.1601/nm.5808.xml


This information was last reviewed on May 24, 2019.

References

Howell A, Jordan HV, Georg LK, Pine L. Odontomyces viscosus, gen. nov., spec. nov., a filamentous microorganism isolated from periodontal plaque in hamsters. Sabouraudia 1965; 65-68. [PubMed].
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.
Georg LK, Pine L, Gerencser MA. Actinomyces viscosus comb. nov. A catalase positive, facultative member of the genus Actinomyces. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1969; 19:291-293. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-19-3-291.