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Species Streptococcus entericus
Name: Streptococcus entericus Vela et al. 2002
Etymology: en.te’ri.cus. Gr. neut. n. enteron, gut; L. masc. adj. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. entericus, pertaining to the gut
Pronunciation, gender: en-TE-ri-kus, masculine
Type strain: CCUG 44616; CECT 5353; DSM 14446; JCM 12180
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ409287
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Vela AI, Fernandez E, Lawson PA, Latre MV, Falsen E, Dominguez L, Collins MD, Fernandez-Garayzabal JF. Streptococcus entericus sp. nov., isolated from cattle intestine. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:665-669. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:691-692.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08521 (N = 3).
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "t+". — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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 genus.
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🧍 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: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Vela AI, Fernandez E, Lawson PA, Latre MV, Falsen E, Dominguez L, Collins MD, Fernandez-Garayzabal JF. Streptococcus entericus sp. nov., isolated from cattle intestine. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:665-669. 🇪🇸
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Record number: 781323
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