Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis
Species of bacterium
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Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis is a species of Streptococcus, initially described by Frost in 1936.[1] As a result of several DNA hybridization studies in 1983, the species was merged into Streptococcus dysgalactiae.[2] Subsequently, S. dysgalactiae was divided into the subspecies Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis and Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. dysgalactiae.[3] Although the name Streptococcus equisimilis is no longer valid, it is still encountered both in clinical practice, and in scientific journals.[4]
| Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Streptococcaceae |
| Genus: | Streptococcus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | S. d. subsp. equisimilis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis Vandamme et al. 1996 | |
