Name: Anaerococcus degeneri corrig. Veloo et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: de.ge’ne.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. degeneri, named after J.E. Degener for his contribution to the anaerobic bacteriology within our department

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … de-GE-ne-ri, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 69679; DSM 29674; gpac104; UMCG-104

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM176528 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Veloo AC, Elgersma PE, van Winkelhoff AJ. Anaerococcus degenerii sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. Anaerobe 2015; 33:71-75. 🇳🇱

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 174. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:529-531.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Anaerococcus degenerii Veloo et al. 2017	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of the species itself.
  • 🧍 Epithet corrected on validation. — 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, degenerii (sic), has been corrected on validation. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 174. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:529-531.

Parent taxon: Anaerococcus Ezaki et al. 2001

Assigned by: Veloo AC, Elgersma PE, van Winkelhoff AJ. Anaerococcus degenerii sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. Anaerobe 2015; 33:71-75. 🇳🇱

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Record number: 795123