Name: Aerococcus sanguicola Lawson et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCUG 43001; CIP 106533; DSM 15633; JCM 11549

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16S rRNA gene: AJ276512 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lawson PA, Falsen E, Truberg-Jensen K, Collins MD. Aerococcus sanguicola sp. nov., isolated from a human clinical source. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:475-479. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:795-796.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Aerococcus sanguinicola corrig. Lawson et al. 2001

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Aerococcus sanguinicola corrig. Lawson et al. 2001	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Aerococcus Williams et al. 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lawson PA, Falsen E, Truberg-Jensen K, Collins MD. Aerococcus sanguicola sp. nov., isolated from a human clinical source. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:475-479. 🇬🇧

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