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Species Enterococcus camelliae
Name: Enterococcus camelliae Sukontasing et al. 2007
Etymology: ca.mel’li.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. camelliae, of Camellia, referring to the isolation of the type strain from fermented tea leaves (Camellia sinensis)
Type strain: FP15-1; KCTC 13133; NBRC 101868; NRIC 105; PCU 277; TISTR 932
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
EF154454
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Sukontasing S, Tanasupawat S, Moonmangmee S, Lee JS, Suzuki K. Enterococcus camelliae sp. nov., isolated from fermented tea leaves in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2151-2154. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2727-2728.
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:
Sukontasing S, Tanasupawat S, Moonmangmee S, Lee JS, Suzuki K. Enterococcus camelliae sp. nov., isolated from fermented tea leaves in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2151-2154. 🇹🇭
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Record number: 786700
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