
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.11063
Name	Streptococcus salivarius Andrewes and Horder 1906 (Approved Lists 1980)
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Andrewes and Horder 1906 (Approved Lists 1980)
Preferred Name	Streptococcus salivarius salivarius
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.11063
Type Strain representative organism	275^T (=ATCC 7073 =NCTC 8618)


Proper Form	Streptococcus salivarius Andrewes and Horder 1906 (Approved Lists 1980)
Nomenclatural History	The species Streptococcus salivarius was originally described by Andrewes and Horder 1906. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. In 1984, Farrow and Collins reduced this species to the rank of subspecies to form Streptococcus salivarius salivarius Andrewes and Horder 1906 (Approved Lists 1980) .

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Streptococcus salivarius Andrewes and Horder 1906 (Approved Lists 1980).April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.11063.
Source File	10.1601/nm.11063.xml


This information was last reviewed on June 29, 2016.

References

Farrow JAE, Collins MD. DNA base composition, DNA-DNA homology and long-chain fatty acid studies on streptococcus thermophilus and Streptococcus salivarius. J Gen Microbiol 1984; 130:357-362. https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-130-2-357 [PubMed].
Andrewes FW, Horder TJ. A study of the streptococci pathogenic for man. Lancet 1906; 2:708-713.
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.