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Species Enterococcus crotali
Name: Enterococcus crotali McLaughlin et al. 2017
Etymology: cro’ta.li. N.L. gen. masc. n. crotali, of the timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus, the host organism from which the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KRO-ta-li, masculine
Type strain: CCUG 65857; ETRF1; LMG 28312
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16S rRNA gene:
KF803651
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FASTA
Valid publication:
McLaughlin RW, Shewmaker PL, Whitney AM, Humrighouse BW, Lauer AC, Loparev VN, Gulvik CA, Cochran PA, Dowd SE. Enterococcus crotali sp. nov., isolated from faecal material of a timber rattlesnake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1984-1989. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3137-3139.
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:
McLaughlin RW, Shewmaker PL, Whitney AM, Humrighouse BW, Lauer AC, Loparev VN, Gulvik CA, Cochran PA, Dowd SE. Enterococcus crotali sp. nov., isolated from faecal material of a timber rattlesnake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1984-1989. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 795411
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