Name: Aerococcus urinaehominis Lawson et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: u.ri.nae.ho’mi.nis L. fem. n. urina, urine; L. gen. masc. n. hominis, of man; M.L. gen. n. urinaehominis, pertaining to human urine from which the bacterium was first isolated

Type strains: CCUG 42038 B; CIP 106675; DSM 15634

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene accession number: AJ278341

Valid publication: Lawson PA, Falsen E, Ohlen M, Collins MD. Aerococcus urinaehominis sp. nov., isolated from human urine. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:683-686.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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.

• Notes:
  • The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+".

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

Assigned by: Lawson PA, Falsen E, Ohlen M, Collins MD. Aerococcus urinaehominis sp. nov., isolated from human urine. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:683-686.

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