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Species Enterococcus porcinus
Name: Enterococcus porcinus Teixeira et al. 2001
Etymology: por.ci’nus. L. masc. adj. porcinus, of a swine
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … por-KI-nus, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 700913; CCUG 43229; CIP 107172; DS 1390-83; NCIMB 13634
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF335596
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Teixeira LM, Carvalho MG, Espinola MM, Steigerwalt AG, Douglas MP, Brenner DJ, Facklam RR. Enterococcus porcinus sp. nov. and Enterococcus ratti sp. nov., associated with enteric disorders in animals. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1737-1743. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1947-1948.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Enterococcus villorum Vancanneyt et al. 2001
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Enterococcus villorum Vancanneyt et al. 2001 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏲ According to De Gräf et al. (2003), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Enterococcus villorum Vancanneyt et al. 2001.
Publication:
De Graef EM, Devriese LA, Vancanneyt M, Baele M, Collins MD, Lefebvre K, Swings J, Haesebrouck F. Description of Enterococcus canis sp. nov. from dogs and reclassification of Enterococcus porcinus Teixeira et al. 2001 as a junior synonym of Enterococcus villorum Vancanneyt et al 2001. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1069-1074. 🇧🇪
- ❗ Enterococcus porcinus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Enterococcus.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06322 (N = 2).
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "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 = 1, note = "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 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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
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⏲ According to De Gräf et al. (2003), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Enterococcus villorum Vancanneyt et al. 2001.
Publication:
De Graef EM, Devriese LA, Vancanneyt M, Baele M, Collins MD, Lefebvre K, Swings J, Haesebrouck F. Description of Enterococcus canis sp. nov. from dogs and reclassification of Enterococcus porcinus Teixeira et al. 2001 as a junior synonym of Enterococcus villorum Vancanneyt et al 2001. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1069-1074.
Parent taxon: Enterococcus (ex Thiercelin and Jouhaud 1903) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984
Assigned by:
Teixeira LM, Carvalho MG, Espinola MM, Steigerwalt AG, Douglas MP, Brenner DJ, Facklam RR. Enterococcus porcinus sp. nov. and Enterococcus ratti sp. nov., associated with enteric disorders in animals. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1737-1743. 🇧🇷
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Record number: 775979
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