Species Anaerococcus degenerii

Name: Anaerococcus degenerii Veloo et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Gender: 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: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Anaerococcus degeneri corrig. Veloo et al. 2017

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Anaerococcus degeneri corrig. Veloo et al. 2017	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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 pathogenicity 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: 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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Species Anaerococcus degenerii