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Species Enterococcus dispar

Classification: 

Bacteria Bacillati Bacillota Bacilli Lactobacillales Enterococcaceae Enterococcus Enterococcus dispar

Name: Enterococcus dispar Collins et al. 1991

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: dis’par. L. masc. adj. dispar, dissimilar, different

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: en-te-ro-KOK-kus DIS-par, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51266; CCUG 33309; CIP 103646; DSM 6630; E18-1; HAMBI 2231; LMG 13521; NBRC 100678; NCFB 2821; NCIMB 13000

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16S rRNA gene: AJ301829 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Collins MD, Rodrigues UM, Pigott NE, Facklam RR. Enterococcus dispar sp. nov. a new Enterococcus species from human sources. Lett Appl Microbiol 1991; 12:95-98. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 38. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:456-457.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06128 (N = 2).
    • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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 = 2. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — 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 18 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.

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

Assigned by: Collins MD, Rodrigues UM, Pigott NE, Facklam RR. Enterococcus dispar sp. nov. a new Enterococcus species from human sources. Lett Appl Microbiol 1991; 12:95-98. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 775962

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