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Species Enterococcus infantis
Name: Enterococcus infantis Chan et al. 2025
Etymology: in.fan’tis. L. gen. masc./fem. n. infantis, of an infant, baby, the putative source of the type strain
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … in-FAN-tis, masculine
Type strain: AD013-P3; BCRC 81462; NBRC 117136
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LC830483
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Chan CK, Tsai LJ, Otoguro M, Yanagida F, Lee YS, Wu HC, Chang YC, Chen YS. Enterococcus infantis sp. nov., isolated from the faeces of an infant with atopic dermatitis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6950. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6976.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-11-04.
- 🙆 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:
Chan CK, Tsai LJ, Otoguro M, Yanagida F, Lee YS, Wu HC, Chang YC, Chen YS. Enterococcus infantis sp. nov., isolated from the faeces of an infant with atopic dermatitis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6950. 🇹🇼
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Record number: 68231
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