Name: Anaerococcus provencensis corrig. Pagnier et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.ven.cen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. provencensis, referring to Provence

Pronunciation, gender: pro-wen-KEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: 9402080; CSUR P121; DSM 26345

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HM587323 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Pagnier I, Croce O, Robert C, Raoult D, La Scola B. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Anaerococcus provenciensis sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2014; 9:1198-1210. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 176. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2075-2078.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Anaerococcus provenciensis Pagnier 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 2 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 risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 Name and etymology corrected on validation. — 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, provenciensis (sic), has been corrected on validation. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 176. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2075-2078.

Parent taxon: Anaerococcus Ezaki et al. 2001

Assigned by: Pagnier I, Croce O, Robert C, Raoult D, La Scola B. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Anaerococcus provenciensis sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2014; 9:1198-1210. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 795563