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Species Streptococcus durans
Name: Streptococcus durans (Collins et al. 1984 ex Sherman and Wing 1937) Knight et al. 1984
Basonym: Enterococcus durans (ex Sherman and Wing 1937) Collins et al. 1984
Etymology: du’rans. L. masc. part. adj. durans, hardening, resisting
Type strain: 98D; ATCC 19432; CCM 5612; DSM 20633; NCDO 596; NCFB 596; NCTC 8307
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ276354
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Knight RG, Shlaes DM, Messineo L. Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness among major human enterococci. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:327-331. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Enterococcus durans (ex Sherman and Wing 1937) Collins et al. 1984
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Enterococcus durans (ex Sherman and Wing 1937) Collins et al. 1984 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Streptococcus durans 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 = 2, note = "human and 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 = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - 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, note = "TA". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "TA". — 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 23 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: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Knight RG, Shlaes DM, Messineo L. Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness among major human enterococci. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:327-331.
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Record number: 784980
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