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Species Enterococcus silesiacus

Name: Enterococcus silesiacus Švec et al. 2006

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: si.le.si.a.cus. N.L. masc. adj. silesiacus, pertaining to Silesia, the region in the Czech Republic from which the type strain originates

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCM 7319; DSM 22801; LMG 23085; W442

16S rRNA gene: AM039966 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Svec P, Vancanneyt M, Sedlacek I, Naser SM, Snauwaert C, Lefebvre K, Hoste B, Swings J. Enterococcus silesiacus sp. nov. and Enterococcus termitis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:577-581. 🇨🇿

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1181-1182.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 4 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: Svec P, Vancanneyt M, Sedlacek I, Naser SM, Snauwaert C, Lefebvre K, Hoste B, Swings J. Enterococcus silesiacus sp. nov. and Enterococcus termitis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:577-581. 🇨🇿

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Record number: 783776