Enterococcus ratti Teixeira et al. 2001 Teixeira L.M. Carvalho M.G.S. Espinola M.M.B. Steigerwalt A.G. Douglas M.P. Brenner D.J. Facklam R.R. Enterococcus porcinus sp. nov. and Enterococcus ratti sp. nov., associated with enteric disorders in animals. 2001 51 5 1737 1743 International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 1466-5026 1466-5034 10.1099/00207713-51-5-1737 11594604 Etheridge M.E. Yolken R.H. Vonderfecht S.L. Enterococcus hirae implicated as a cause of diarrhea in suckling rats 1988 26 1741 1744 Journal of Clinical Microbiology J Clin Microbiol 0095-1137 1098-660X 3053777 there is no type strain listed in genbank for AF326472. A type strain is not listed in association with AF326472 in rid.4051, so the strain identifier listed in the methods is used. also rid.4051 for AF539705.