Species Streptococcus faecalis
Name: Streptococcus faecalis Andrewes and Horder 1906 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: fae.ca’lis. L. fem. n. faex (gen. faecis), dregs; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. masc./fem. adj. faecalis, pertaining or relating to feces
Type strain: ATCC 19433; ATCC 19433-U; CCUG 19916; CIP 103015; DSM 100701; DSM 100702; DSM 20478; HAMBI 1711; JCM 5803; JCM 8726; LMG 7937; NBRC 100480; NBRC 100481; NCAIM B.01312; NCDO 581; NCFB 581; NCIB 775; NCIMB 775; NCTC 775
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB681178
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FASTA 
Effective publication: Andrewes FW, Horder TJ. A study of the streptococci pathogenic for man. Lancet 1906; 2:708-713.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, conserved name
Correct name: Enterococcus faecalis (Andrewes and Horder 1906) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Enterococcus faecalis (Andrewes and Horder 1906) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- Streptococcus faecalis is the correct name 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 full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 2, note = "TA".
Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Andrewes FW, Horder TJ. A study of the streptococci pathogenic for man. Lancet 1906; 2:708-713.
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Record number: 781330