The tannin-degrading species Streptococcus gallolyticus and Streptococcus caprinus are subjective synonyms.
The tannin-degrading species Streptococcus gallolyticus and Streptococcus caprinus have been shown to be subjective synonyms on the basis of their levels of 16S rRNA sequence similarity (98.3%) and DNA-DNA homology (> 70%) and the phenotypes of their type strains. S. gallolyticus has nomenclatural priority according to Rule 24b(2) of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria.
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Department of Microbiology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. sly@biosci.uq.oz.au
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D000818:Animals; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D047348:Hydrolyzable Tannins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008353:Mannitol / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D047348:Hydrolyzable Tannins; D008353:Mannitol