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Species Enterococcus aquimarinus
Name: Enterococcus aquimarinus Švec et al. 2005
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
Type strain: API 8407116; CCM 7283; CCUG 51308; DSM 17690; LMG 16607
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ877015
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FASTA
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)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 9 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.
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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