Species ***Enterococcus* *hirae***

Classification:

Bacteria Bacillati Bacillota Bacilli Lactobacillales Enterococcaceae Enterococcus Enterococcus hirae

Name: Enterococcus hirae Farrow and Collins 1985

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: hi’rae. L. gen. fem. n. hirae, of the intestine or gut

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: en-te-ro-KOK-kus HI-ra͡e, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 8043; ATCC 9790; CCM 2423; CCUG 1332; CCUG 18659; CCUG 19917; CFBP 4250; CIP 53.48; DSM 20160; E.E. Snell strain R; HAMBI 1709; HAMBI 644; IFO 3181; JCM 8729; LMG 6399; NBIMCC 8851; NBRC 3181; NCCB 46070; NCCB 58005; NCDO 1258; NCFB 1258; NCIB 6459; NCIMB 6459; NCTC 12367

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ301834 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Farrow JAE, Collins MD. Enterococcus hirae, a new species that includes amino acid assay strain NCDO 1258 and strains causing growth depression in young chickens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:73-75. 🇬🇧

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 0.01712 (N = 6).
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - 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, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — 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 750 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.
- 🧍 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 (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

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

Assigned by: Farrow JAE, Collins MD. Enterococcus hirae, a new species that includes amino acid assay strain NCDO 1258 and strains causing growth depression in young chickens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:73-75. 🇬🇧

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