Species Enterococcus solitarius

Name: Enterococcus solitarius Collins et al. 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: so.li.ta’ri.us. L. masc. adj. solitarius, alone, lonely, solitary

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: en-te-ro-KOK-kus so-li-TA-ri-us, masculine

Type strain: 885/78; ATCC 49428; CCUG 29293; CIP 103330; DSM 5634; JCM 8736; LMG 12890; NBRC 100494; NCTC 12193

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16S rRNA gene: AJ301840 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Collins MD, Facklam RR, Farrow JA, Williamson R. Enterococcus raffinosus sp. nov., Enterococcus solitarius sp. nov. and Enterococcus pseudoavium sp. nov. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1989; 57:283-288. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 30. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:371.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Tetragenococcus solitarius (Collins et al. 1989) Ennahar and Cai 2005

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Tetragenococcus solitarius (Collins et al. 1989) Ennahar and Cai 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Enterococcus solitarius 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 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 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 12 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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.

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

Assigned by: Collins MD, Facklam RR, Farrow JA, Williamson R. Enterococcus raffinosus sp. nov., Enterococcus solitarius sp. nov. and Enterococcus pseudoavium sp. nov. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1989; 57:283-288. 🇬🇧

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Species Enterococcus solitarius