Name: Eremococcus coleocola Collins et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: co.le.o’co.la. Gr. masc. n. koleos, vagina; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant; N.L. masc./fem. n. coleocola, inhabitant of the vagina, referring to the isolation of the type strain

Pronunciation, gender: ko-le-O-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-57; CCUG 38207; CIP 106310; DSM 15696; M1832/95/2

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y17780 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Collins MD, Rodriguez Jovita M, Lawson PA, Falsen E, Foster G. Characterization of a novel gram-positive, catalase-negative coccus from horses: description of Eremococcus coleocola gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1381-1385.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 2000; 50:5-7.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Eremococcus Collins et al. 1999. Publication: Collins MD, Rodriguez Jovita M, Lawson PA, Falsen E, Foster G. Characterization of a novel gram-positive, catalase-negative coccus from horses: description of Eremococcus coleocola gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1381-1385.
  • 😷 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 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Eremococcus Collins et al. 1999

Assigned by: Collins MD, Rodriguez Jovita M, Lawson PA, Falsen E, Foster G. Characterization of a novel gram-positive, catalase-negative coccus from horses: description of Eremococcus coleocola gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1381-1385.

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