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Species Enterococcus viikkiensis
Name: Enterococcus viikkiensis Rahkila et al. 2011
Etymology: vi.ik.ki.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. viikkiensis, of or belonging to Viikki, a locality in Helsinki, Finland
Type strain: DSM 24043; IE3.2; LMG 26075
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HQ378515
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Rahkila R, Johansson P, Sade E, Bjorkroth J. Identification of enterococci from broiler products and a broiler processing plant and description of Enterococcus viikkiensis sp. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:1196-1203. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 140. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1499-1501.
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 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙆 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:
Rahkila R, Johansson P, Sade E, Bjorkroth J. Identification of enterococci from broiler products and a broiler processing plant and description of Enterococcus viikkiensis sp. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:1196-1203.
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Record number: 789237
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