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Species Enterococcus alcedinis

Name: Enterococcus alcedinis Frolková et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ce’di.nis. N.L. fem. n. Alcedo, Alcedo, a scientific zoological generic name; L. gen. fem. n. alcedinis, of Alcedo, isolated from Alcedo atthis (common kingfisher)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: en-te-ro-KOK-kus al-KE-di-nis, masculine

Type strain: CCM 8433; L34; LMG 27164

16S rRNA gene: MT760203 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Frolkova P, Svec P, Sedlacek I, Maslanova I, Cernohlavkova J, Ghosh A, Zurek L, Radimersky T, Literak I. Enterococcus alcedinis sp. nov., isolated from common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3069-3074. 🇨🇿

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3935-3936.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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.

Parent taxon: Enterococcus (ex Thiercelin and Jouhaud 1903) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984

Assigned by: Frolkova P, Svec P, Sedlacek I, Maslanova I, Cernohlavkova J, Ghosh A, Zurek L, Radimersky T, Literak I. Enterococcus alcedinis sp. nov., isolated from common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3069-3074. 🇨🇿

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Record number: 790998