Species Helcococcus kunzii

Name: Helcococcus kunzii Collins et al. 1993

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: kun’zi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. kunzii, of Kunz, named after Lawrence J. Kunz, an American bacteriologist

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: hel-ko-KOK-kus KUN-zi-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51366; CCUG 32213; CIP 103932; DSM 10548; IFO 15552; LMG 15123; n°. 22; NBRC 15552; NCFB 2900; NCIMB 702900

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X69837 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Collins MD, Facklam RR, Rodrigues UM, Ruoff KL. Phylogenetic analysis of some Aerococcus-like organisms from clinical sources: description of Helcococcus kunzii gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:425-429. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:866.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Helcococcus Collins et al. 1993. Publication: Collins MD, Facklam RR, Rodrigues UM, Ruoff KL. Phylogenetic analysis of some Aerococcus-like organisms from clinical sources: description of Helcococcus kunzii gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:425-429. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 40 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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 species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Helcococcus Collins et al. 1993

Assigned by: Collins MD, Facklam RR, Rodrigues UM, Ruoff KL. Phylogenetic analysis of some Aerococcus-like organisms from clinical sources: description of Helcococcus kunzii gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:425-429. 🇬🇧

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