Species Streptococcus cecorum

Name: Streptococcus cecorum Devriese et al. 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ce.co.rum. N.L. neut. n. caecum, sacculated diverticulum of the large intestine (cecum) (can be noun or adjective); N.L. gen. neut. pl. n. cecorum, of ceca

Gender: masculine

Type strain: A60; ATCC 43198; CCUG 27299; CIP 103676; DSM 20682; JCM 8724; LMG 12902; NBRC 100674; NCDO 2674; NCFB 2674; NCIMB 702674; NCTC 12421

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16S rRNA gene: AJ301827 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Devriese LA, Dutta GN, Farrow JAE, Van De Kerckhove A, Phillips BA. Streptococcus cecorum, a new species isolated from chickens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:772-776.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Enterococcus cecorum (Devriese et al. 1983) Williams et al. 1989

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Enterococcus cecorum (Devriese et al. 1983) Williams et al. 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Streptococcus cecorum 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 Streptococcus.
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — 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 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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+".
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Devriese LA, Dutta GN, Farrow JAE, Van De Kerckhove A, Phillips BA. Streptococcus cecorum, a new species isolated from chickens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:772-776.

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Record number: 781306

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