Species Streptococcus faecium
Name: Streptococcus faecium Orla-Jensen 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: fae’ci.um. L. fem. n. faex, dregs; L. gen. fem. pl. n. faecium, of the dregs, of feces [incorrectly formed: should have been: faecum]
Type strain: ATCC 19434; CCUG 542; CFBP 4248; CIP 103014; DSM 20477; HAMBI 1710; JCM 5804; JCM 8727; LMG 11423; NBIMCC 8754; NBRC 100485; NBRC 100486; NCDO 942; NCFB 942; NCIB 11508; NCIMB 11508; NCTC 7171
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16S rRNA gene:
AJ301830
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FASTA
Effective publication: Orla-Jensen S. The lactic acid bacteria. Høst, Copenhagen, 1919.
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
Correct name: Enterococcus faecium (Orla-Jensen 1919) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Enterococcus faecium (Orla-Jensen 1919) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Streptococcus faecium 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 = "var. casseliflavus: 2 human pathogen; default: 2 human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No". — 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".
- 🎓 Name mentioned 388 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Streptococcus faecium subsp. casseliflavus" Mundt and Graham 1968 not validly published synonym (and no standing)
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Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Orla-Jensen S. The lactic acid bacteria. Høst, Copenhagen, 1919.
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Record number: 781333
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