Streptococcus hyovaginalis
| Streptococcus hyovaginalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Streptococcaceae |
| Genus: | Streptococcus |
| Species: | S. hyovaginalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Streptococcus hyovaginalis Devriese et al. 1997
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| Type strain | |
| SHV 515T (= LMG 14710T = ATCC 700866 = DSM 12219 = CCUG 37866 = CIP 105517 = NCTC 14634) | |
Streptococcus hyovaginalis is a species of gram-positive bacteria in the genus Streptococcus. It was first isolated from the genital tract of pigs and described in 1997.[1] It has been detected in the vaginal microbiome of sows and is not known to be pathogenic.
Etymology
The specific epithet hyovaginalis is derived from the Greek hŷs (genitive: hyos, "pig") and Latin vagina ("sheath" or "vagina"), combined with the suffix -alis (pertaining to). The name refers to its origin in the vaginal tract of pigs.[2]
Isolation and ecology
Streptococcus hyovaginalis was originally isolated from vaginal swabs taken from sows in Belgium.[1] It appears to be a rare or minor component of the porcine vaginal microbiota and has not been implicated in disease.
References
- ^ a b Fardeau, M. L.; Ollivier, B.; Patel, B. K.; Magot, M.; Thomas, P.; Rimbault, A.; Rocchiccioli, F.; Garcia, J. L. (1997). "Thermotoga hypogea sp. nov., a xylanolytic, thermophilic bacterium from an oil-producing well". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 47 (4): 1013–1019. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-4-1013. PMID 9336900.
- ^ "Species: Streptococcus hyovaginalis". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). DSMZ. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
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