Name: Pediococcus urinaeequi (ex Mees 1934) Garvie 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: u.ri.nae.e’qui. L. fem. n. urina, urine; L. masc. n. equus, horse; N.L. gen. fem. n. urinaeequi, of urine of horse

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … u-ri-na͡e-E-kwi, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 29723; CCUG 28094; CIP 103442; DSM 20341; IFO 12173; JCM 12519; LMG 13989; NBRC 12173; NCDO 1636; NCFB 1636; NCIMB 701636

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D87677 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Garvie EI. Genus Pediococcus Claussen 1903, 68 AL. In: Sneath PHA, Mair NS, Sharpe ME, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 2, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1986, p. 1075-1079.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 25. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:220-222.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Aerococcus urinaeequi (Garvie 1988 ex Mees 1934) Felis et al. 2005

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Aerococcus urinaeequi (Garvie 1988 ex Mees 1934) Felis et al. 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Pediococcus urinaeequi 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 Pediococcus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 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 2 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 species itself.

Parent taxon: Pediococcus Claussen 1903 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Garvie EI. Genus Pediococcus Claussen 1903, 68 AL. In: Sneath PHA, Mair NS, Sharpe ME, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 2, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1986, p. 1075-1079.

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Record number: 779220