Reevaluation of the Taxonomic Status of Recently D... [J Clin Microbiol. 2011] - PubMed result

J Clin Microbiol. 2011 May 4. [Epub ahead of print]
Reevaluation of the Taxonomic Status of Recently Described Species of Enterococcus: Evidence that Enterococcus thailandicus is a Senior Subjective Synonym of "Enterococcus sanguinicola", and Confirmation of Enterococcus caccae as a Species Distinct from Enterococcus silesiacus.
Shewmaker PL, Steigerwalt AG, Nicholson A, Carvalho MD, Facklam RR, Whitney A, Teixeira LM.
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.


Abstract
Several of the more recently proposed new species of Enterococcus are nearly identical based on 16S rDNA sequence analysis and phenotypic traits. In the present study, DNA-DNA reassociation experiments, in conjunction with sequencing of the 16S rRNA and rpoB genes, provided evidence that "Enterococcus sanguinicola" and Enterococcus thailandicus actually represent the same species. In contrast, Enterococcus caccae and Enterococcus silesiacus, two other species with nearly identical 16S rRNA gene sequences were confirmed as separate species.

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Reevaluation of the Taxonomic Status of Recently D... [J Clin Microbiol. 2011] - PubMed result