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Species Enterococcus ureasiticus
Name: Enterococcus ureasiticus Sistek et al. 2012
Etymology: u.re.a.si’ti.cus. N.L. neut. n. ureasum, urease; L. adj. suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used in adjectives with the sense of relating to; N.L. masc. adj. ureasiticus, relating to urease, referring to the presence of urease activity
Pronunciation, gender: u-re-a-SI-ti-kus, masculine
Type strain: CCRI 16986; CCUG 59304; DSM 23328; LMG 26304
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
GU457264
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Sistek V, Maheux AF, Boissinot M, Bernard KA, Cantin P, Cleenwerck I, De Vos P, Bergeron MG. Enterococcus ureasiticus sp. nov. and Enterococcus quebecensis sp. nov., isolated from water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1314-1320. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2048-2049.
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 1 time 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:
Sistek V, Maheux AF, Boissinot M, Bernard KA, Cantin P, Cleenwerck I, De Vos P, Bergeron MG. Enterococcus ureasiticus sp. nov. and Enterococcus quebecensis sp. nov., isolated from water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1314-1320.
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Record number: 789939
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