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Species Enterococcus xinjiangensis
Name: Enterococcus xinjiangensis Ren et al. 2020
Etymology: xin.jiang.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. xinjiangensis, pertaining to Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, where the bacterium was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ksin-jian͡g-EN-sis, masculine
Type strain: 48; CCTCC AB 2014041; JCM 30200
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16S rRNA gene:
KF621060
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Ren X, Li M, Guo D. Enterococcus Xinjiangensis sp. nov., Isolated from Yogurt of Xinjiang, China. Curr Microbiol 2016; 73:374-378. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 196. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5596-5601.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Enterococcus lactis Morandi et al. 2012
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Enterococcus lactis Morandi et al. 2012 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏲ According to Li and Gu (2021), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Enterococcus lactis Morandi et al. 2012.
Publication:
Li YQ, Gu CT. Proposal of Enterococcus xinjiangensis Ren et al. 2020 as a later heterotypic synonym of Enterococcus lactis Morandi et al. 2012. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0. 🇨🇳
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🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4812.
- ❗ Enterococcus xinjiangensis 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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 genus.
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⏲ According to Li and Gu (2021), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Enterococcus lactis Morandi et al. 2012.
Publication:
Li YQ, Gu CT. Proposal of Enterococcus xinjiangensis Ren et al. 2020 as a later heterotypic synonym of Enterococcus lactis Morandi et al. 2012. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0.
Parent taxon: Enterococcus (ex Thiercelin and Jouhaud 1903) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984
Assigned by:
Ren X, Li M, Guo D. Enterococcus Xinjiangensis sp. nov., Isolated from Yogurt of Xinjiang, China. Curr Microbiol 2016; 73:374-378. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 15253
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