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Species Enterococcus columbae
Name: Enterococcus columbae Devriese et al. 1993
Etymology: co.lum’bae. L. fem. n. columba, pigeon; L. gen. fem. n. columbae, of a pigeon
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)
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Notes:
- 🧬 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 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 13 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 species itself.
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🧍 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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Record number: 775961
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