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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
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ301830
Analyse
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
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
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". — 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 388 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙅 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.
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
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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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