Name: Aerococcus suis Vela et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: L. gen. masc./fem. n. suis, of a hog

Type strains: CCUG 52530; CECT 7139; DSM 21500; strain 1821/02

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16S rRNA gene accession number: AM230658

Valid publication: Vela AI, Garcia N, Latre MV, Casamayor A, Sanchez-Porro C, Briones V, Ventosa A, Dominguez L, Fernandez-Garayzabal JF. Aerococcus suis sp. nov., isolated from clinical specimens from swine. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1291-1294.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Emendations:
  • Tohno et al. 2014 Tohno M, Kitahara M, Matsuyama S, Kimura K, Ohkuma M, Tajima K. Aerococcus vaginalis sp. nov., isolated from the vaginal mucosa of a beef cow, and emended descriptions of Aerococcus suis, Aerococcus viridans, Aerococcus urinaeequi, Aerococcus urinaehominis, Aerococcus urinae, Aerococcus christensenii and Aerococcus sanguinicola. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1229-1236. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2188-2190.

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

Assigned by: Vela AI, Garcia N, Latre MV, Casamayor A, Sanchez-Porro C, Briones V, Ventosa A, Dominguez L, Fernandez-Garayzabal JF. Aerococcus suis sp. nov., isolated from clinical specimens from swine. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1291-1294.

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