Species ***Enterococcus* *columbae***

Classification:

Bacteria Bacillati Bacillota Bacilli Lactobacillales Enterococcaceae Enterococcus Enterococcus columbae

Name: Enterococcus columbae Devriese et al. 1993

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: co.lum’bae. L. fem. n. columba, pigeon; L. gen. fem. n. columbae, of a pigeon

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: en-te-ro-KOK-kus ko-LUM-ba͡e, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51263; CCUG 27894; CIP 103675; DSM 7374; LMG 11740; NBRC 100677; NCIMB 13013; STR 345

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ301828 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Devriese LA, Ceyssens K, Rodrigues UM, Collins MD. Enterococcus columbae, a species from pigeon intestines. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 1990; 71:247-252. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 44. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:188-189.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.00186 (N = 5).
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 15 times 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 species itself.
- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

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

Assigned by: Devriese LA, Ceyssens K, Rodrigues UM, Collins MD. Enterococcus columbae, a species from pigeon intestines. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 1990; 71:247-252. 🇧🇪

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