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Species Enterococcus rivorum
Name: Enterococcus rivorum Niemi et al. 2012
Etymology: ri.vo.rum. L. gen. masc. pl. n. rivorum, of brooks
Type strain: CCM 7986; HAMBI 3055; LMG 25899; S299
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MT760194
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Niemi RM, Ollinkangas T, Paulin L, Svec P, Vandamme P, Karkman A, Kosina M, Lindstrom K. Enterococcus rivorum sp. nov., from water of pristine brooks. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2169-2173. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2813-2814.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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:
Niemi RM, Ollinkangas T, Paulin L, Svec P, Vandamme P, Karkman A, Kosina M, Lindstrom K. Enterococcus rivorum sp. nov., from water of pristine brooks. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2169-2173.
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Record number: 790135
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