Species ***Enterococcus* *lactis***

Name: Enterococcus lactis Morandi et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lac’tis. L. gen. neut. n. lactis, of/from milk, referring to dairy products, from which the species was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: en-te-ro-KOK-kus LAK-tis, masculine

Type strain: BT159; CCM 8412; DSM 23655; LMG 25958

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GU983697 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Morandi S, Cremonesi P, Povolo M, Brasca M. Enterococcus lactis sp. nov., from Italian raw milk cheeses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1992-1996. 🇮🇹

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2555-2556.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Enterococcus xinjiangensis Ren et al. 2020	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Emendations:
- Li and Gu 2021 Li YQ, Gu CT. Proposal of Enterococcus xinjiangensis Ren et al. 2020 as a later heterotypic synonym of Enterococcus lactis Morandi et al. 2012. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0. 🇨🇳 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4812.
  Notes:
  - 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Li and Gu (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Enterococcus xinjiangensis Ren et al. 2020. Publication: Li YQ, Gu CT. Proposal of Enterococcus xinjiangensis Ren et al. 2020 as a later heterotypic synonym of Enterococcus lactis Morandi et al. 2012. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0. 🇨🇳
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4812.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "default: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1; strain T14335: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 119 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 genus.

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

Assigned by: Morandi S, Cremonesi P, Povolo M, Brasca M. Enterococcus lactis sp. nov., from Italian raw milk cheeses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1992-1996. 🇮🇹

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Species Enterococcus lactis

Species ***Enterococcus* *lactis***