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

Gender: masculine

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

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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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 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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