Species Enterococcus faecalis
Name: Enterococcus faecalis (Andrewes and Horder 1906) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984
Basonym: Streptococcus faecalis Andrewes and Horder 1906 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: fae.ca’lis. L. fem. n. faex (gen. faecis), dregs; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. masc./fem. adj. faecalis, pertaining or relating to feces
Type strain: ATCC 19433; ATCC 19433-U; CCUG 19916; CIP 103015; DSM 20478; HAMBI 1711; JCM 5803; JCM 8726; LMG 7937; NBRC 100480; NBRC 100481; NCAIM B.01312; NCDO 581; NCFB 581; NCIB 775; NCIMB 775; NCTC 775
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ301831
Analyse
FASTA 
Valid publication:
Schleifer KH, Kilpper-Bälz R. Transfer of Streptococcus faecalis and Streptococcus faecium to the genus Enterococcus nom. rev. as Enterococcus faecalis comb. nov. and Enterococcus faecium comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:31-34. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Streptococcus faecalis Andrewes and Horder 1906 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, conserved name
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Notes:
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Nomenclatural type of the genus Enterococcus (ex Thiercelin and Jouhaud 1903) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984.
Publication:
Schleifer KH, Kilpper-Bälz R. Transfer of Streptococcus faecalis and Streptococcus faecium to the genus Enterococcus nom. rev. as Enterococcus faecalis comb. nov. and Enterococcus faecium comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:31-34.
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According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
- The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 2, note = "TA".
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Nomenclatural type of the genus Enterococcus (ex Thiercelin and Jouhaud 1903) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984.
Publication:
Schleifer KH, Kilpper-Bälz R. Transfer of Streptococcus faecalis and Streptococcus faecium to the genus Enterococcus nom. rev. as Enterococcus faecalis comb. nov. and Enterococcus faecium comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:31-34.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Enterococcus faecalis subsp. liquefaciens" Galvez et al. 1989 not validly published preferred name (not correct name)
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Parent taxon: Enterococcus (ex Thiercelin and Jouhaud 1903) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984
Assigned by:
Schleifer KH, Kilpper-Bälz R. Transfer of Streptococcus faecalis and Streptococcus faecium to the genus Enterococcus nom. rev. as Enterococcus faecalis comb. nov. and Enterococcus faecium comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:31-34.
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Record number: 775964
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