title: The tannin-degrading species Streptococcus gallolyticus and Streptococcus caprinus are subjective synonyms.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. sly@biosci.uq.oz.au
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Sly
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Cahill
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Osawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujisawa
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D047348:Hydrolyzable Tannins; D008353:Mannitol