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Transfer of Streptococcus faecalis and Streptococcus faecium to the Genus Enterococcus nom. rev. as Enterococcus faecalis comb. nov. and Enterococcus faecium comb. nov.
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The results of deoxyribonucleic acid-deoxyribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid-ribosomal ribonucleic acid hybridization studies demonstrated that Streptococcus faecalis and Streptococcus faecium are distantly related to the non-enterococcal streptococci (Streptococcus bovis and Streptococcus equinus) of serological group D and to other streptococci. On the basis of our results and those of previous studies, we propose that S . faecalis and S . faecium be transferred to the genus Enterococcus (ex Thiercelin and Jouhaud) nom. rev. as Enterococcus faecalis (Andrewes and Horder) comb. nov. and Enterococcus faecium (Orla-Jensen) comb. nov., respectively. A description of the genus Enterococcus nom. rev. and emended descriptions of E. faecalis and E. faecium are given.
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- Authors
- Schleifer, K. H., & Kilpper-Balz, R.
- Affiliations
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
- Venue
- International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology
- Publisher
- Microbiology Society
- Published
- 1984-01-01
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 31-34
- ISSN
- 0020-7713 (ISSN-L)
- 1465-2102
- OpenAlex
- W2085998013
- Cited by
- 603
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 23 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 17 · 2015: 19 · 2014: 31 · 2013: 21 · 2012: 25
- FWCI
- 4.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Microbiology (medical) › Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Keywords
- Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus, bacterial taxonomy, DNA-DNA hybridization, RNA-DNA hybridization, emended description, bacterial nomenclature
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