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Species Enterococcus thailandicus
Name: Enterococcus thailandicus Tanasupawat et al. 2008
Etymology: tha.i.lan’di.cus. N.L. masc. adj. thailandicus, of Thailand, pertaining to Thailand, where the type strain was isolated
Type strain: DSM 21767; FP48-3; KCTC 13134; NBRC 101867; NRIC 107; PCU 282; TISTR 933
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB681572
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Tanasupawat S, Sukontasing S, Lee JS. Enterococcus thailandicus sp. nov., isolated from fermented sausage ('mum') in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1630-1634. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2247-2248.
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 27 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
- 🙆 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.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), no evidence of human infection was found for this species.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Enterococcus (ex Thiercelin and Jouhaud 1903) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984
Assigned by:
Tanasupawat S, Sukontasing S, Lee JS. Enterococcus thailandicus sp. nov., isolated from fermented sausage ('mum') in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1630-1634.
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Record number: 787438
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