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Species Enterococcus alcedinis
Name: Enterococcus alcedinis Frolková et al. 2013
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)
Type strain: CCM 8433; L34; LMG 27164
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MT760203
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FASTA
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)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 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.
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
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