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Species Enterococcus cecorum

Classification: 

Bacteria Bacillati Bacillota Bacilli Lactobacillales Enterococcaceae Enterococcus Enterococcus cecorum

Name: Enterococcus cecorum (Devriese et al. 1983) Williams et al. 1989

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Streptococcus cecorum Devriese et al. 1983

Etymology: ce.co’rum. L. neut. n. caecum, sacculated diverticulum of the large intestine (cecum) (can be noun or adjective); N.L. gen. neut. pl. n. cecorum, of ceca [probably better: caecorum]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: en-te-ro-KOK-kus ke-KO-rum, masculine

Type strain: A60; ATCC 43198; CCUG 27299; CIP 103676; DSM 20682; JCM 8724; LMG 12902; NBRC 100674; NCDO 2674; NCFB 2674; NCIMB 702674; NCTC 12421

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16S rRNA gene: AJ301827 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Williams AM, Farrow JAE, Collins MD. Reverse transcriptase sequencing of 16s ribosomal RNA from Streptococcus cecorum. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 1989; 8:185-189. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 31. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:495-497.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.01126 (N = 5).
    • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 144 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 species itself.
    • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
    • 🧍 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: Enterococcus (ex Thiercelin and Jouhaud 1903) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984

Assigned by: Williams AM, Farrow JAE, Collins MD. Reverse transcriptase sequencing of 16s ribosomal RNA from Streptococcus cecorum. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 1989; 8:185-189. 🇬🇧

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