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Species Enterococcus caccae
Name: Enterococcus caccae Carvalho et al. 2006
Etymology: cac’cae. Gr. fem. n. kakkê, faeces; N.L. gen. fem. n. caccae, of faeces
Type strain: 2215-02; ATCC BAA-1240; CCUG 51564; DSM 19114; SS-1777
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY943820
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Carvalho Mda G, Shewmaker PL, Steigerwalt AG, Morey RE, Sampson AJ, Joyce K, Barrett TJ, Teixeira LM, Facklam RR. Enterococcus caccae sp. nov., isolated from human stools. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1505-1508. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2251-2252.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.10757 (N = 2).
- 😷 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 7 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙆 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.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species was isolated from feces in healthy individuals.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Enterococcus (ex Thiercelin and Jouhaud 1903) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984
Assigned by:
Carvalho Mda G, Shewmaker PL, Steigerwalt AG, Morey RE, Sampson AJ, Joyce K, Barrett TJ, Teixeira LM, Facklam RR. Enterococcus caccae sp. nov., isolated from human stools. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1505-1508.
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Record number: 783772
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