Name: Aerococcus urinaeequi (Garvie 1988) Felis et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pediococcus urinaeequi (ex Mees 1934) Garvie 1988

Etymology: u.rin’ae.e.qui L. urina -ae, urine; L. n. gen. equus -i, horse; L. gen. masc. n. equi, of a horse; urinaeequi, from the urine of a horse, source of isolation of the strain

Type strains: ATCC 29723; CCUG 28094; CIP 103442; DSM 20341; IFO12173; JCM 12519; LMG 13989; NCDO 1636; NCIMB 701636

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene accession number: AF429541

Valid publication: Felis GE, Torriani S, Dellaglio F. Reclassification of Pediococcus urinaeequi (ex Mees 1934) Garvie 1988 as Aerococcus urinaeequi comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1325-1327.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Pediococcus urinaeequi" Collins et al. 1990	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Pediococcus urinaeequi (ex Mees 1934) Garvie 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published

• 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: Felis GE, Torriani S, Dellaglio F. Reclassification of Pediococcus urinaeequi (ex Mees 1934) Garvie 1988 as Aerococcus urinaeequi comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1325-1327.

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