Enterococcus avium nom. rev., comb. nov.; E. casseliflavus nom. rev., comb. nov.; E. durans nom. rev., comb. nov.; E. gallinarum comb. nov.; and E. malodoratus sp. nov.

Abstract

Biochemical, chemical, and genetic data indicate that strains labeled Streptococcus avium (Nowlan and Deibel), “Streptococcus casseliflavus” (Vaughn, Riggsby and Mundt), “Streptococcus durans” (Sherman and Wing), “Streptococcus faecalis subsp. malodoratus” (Pette), and Streptococcus gallinarum (Bridge and Sneath) are closely related to members of the genus Enterococcus Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz. We propose that these taxa be classified as members of the genus Enterococcus, as Enterococcus avium nom. rev., comb. nov., Enterococcus casseliflavus nom. rev., comb. nov., Enterococcus durans nom. rev., comb. nov., Enterococcus malodoratus sp. nov., and Enterococcus gallinarum comb. nov., respectively.