Species Vagococcus elongatus

Name: Vagococcus elongatus Lawson et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: e.lon.ga’tus. L. masc. part. adj. elongatus, elongated, pertaining to the pronounced elongation of the cells

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wa-go-KOK-kus e-lon-GA-tus, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 51432; DSM 21480; NRRL B-41357; PC 9; PPC9

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF445297 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lawson PA, Falsen E, Cotta MA, Whitehead TR. Vagococcus elongatus sp. nov., isolated from a swine-manure storage pit. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:751-754. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1374-1375.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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.

Parent taxon: Vagococcus Collins et al. 1990

Assigned by: Lawson PA, Falsen E, Cotta MA, Whitehead TR. Vagococcus elongatus sp. nov., isolated from a swine-manure storage pit. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:751-754. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 786119