Species Enterococcus aquimarinus

Name: Enterococcus aquimarinus Švec et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qui.ma.ri’nus. L. fem. n. aqua, water; L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea; N.L. masc. adj. aquimarinus, pertaining to sea water

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: en-te-ro-KOK-kus a-kwi-ma-RI-nus, masculine

Type strain: API 8407116; CCM 7283; CCUG 51308; DSM 17690; LMG 16607

16S rRNA gene: AJ877015 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Svec P, Vancanneyt M, Devriese LA, Naser SM, Snauwaert C, Lefebvre K, Hoste B, Swings J. Enterococcus aquimarinus sp. nov., isolated from sea water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2183-2187. 🇨🇿

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:7-9.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

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

Assigned by: Svec P, Vancanneyt M, Devriese LA, Naser SM, Snauwaert C, Lefebvre K, Hoste B, Swings J. Enterococcus aquimarinus sp. nov., isolated from sea water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2183-2187. 🇨🇿

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Record number: 775955

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