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Species Enterococcus alishanensis

Name: Enterococcus alishanensis Chung et al. 2022

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.li.sha.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. alishanensis, of or pertaining to Ali Shan (Mount Ali)(Taiwan), where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: en-te-ro-KOK-kus a-li-s͡ha-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ALS3; BCRC 80605; NBRC 109593

16S rRNA gene: AB807774 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Chung JH, Otoguro M, Yanagida F, Wu HC, Chang YC, Lee YS, Chen YS. Enterococcus alishanensis sp. nov., a novel lactic acid bacterium isolated from fresh coffee beans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5255. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5343.

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: Chung JH, Otoguro M, Yanagida F, Wu HC, Chang YC, Lee YS, Chen YS. Enterococcus alishanensis sp. nov., a novel lactic acid bacterium isolated from fresh coffee beans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5255. 🇹🇼

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Record number: 26456