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Name: Lactococcus Schleifer et al. 1986
Etymology: Lac.to.coc.cus. L. neut. n. lac (gen. lactis), milk; N.L. masc. n. coccus, coccus; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed; N.L. masc. n. Lactococcus, milk coccus
Gender: masculine (stem: Lactococc-)
Type species: Lactococcus lactis (Lister 1873) Schleifer et al. 1986
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Schleifer KH, Kraus J, Dvorak C, Kilpper-Balz R, Collins MD, Fischer W. Transfer of Streptococcus lactis and related streptococci to the genus Lactococcus gen. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1985; 6:183-195.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 20. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:354-356.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 26
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 26
Total number of child taxa: 27
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
---|---|---|
Lactococcus allomyrinae Heo et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus carnosus Hilgarth et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus chungangensis Cho et al. 2008 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus cremoris (Orla-Jensen 1919) Li et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Lactococcus dextranicus" Beijerinck 1912 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym (and no standing) |
Lactococcus formosensis Chen et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus fujiensis Cai et al. 2011 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus garvieae (Collins et al. 1984) Schleifer et al. 1986 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus hircilactis Meucci et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus hodotermopsidis Noda et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus ileimucosae Afrizal et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus insecticola Noda et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus intestinalis Sun et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus kimchii Pheng et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus lactis (Lister 1873) Schleifer et al. 1986 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus laudensis Meucci et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus muris Afrizal et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus nasutitermitis Yang et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus paracarnosus Hilgarth et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus petauri Goodman et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus piscium Williams et al. 1990 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus plantarum (Collins et al. 1984) Schleifer et al. 1986 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus protaetiae Heo et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus raffinolactis (Orla-Jensen and Hansen 1932) Schleifer et al. 1988 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus reticulitermitis Yuki et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus taiwanensis Chen et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Lactococcus termiticola Noda et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Streptococcaceae Deibel and Seeley 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Schleifer KH, Kraus J, Dvorak C, Kilpper-Bälz R, Collins MD, Fischer W. Transfer of Streptococcus lactis and related streptococci to the genus Lactococcus gen. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1985; 6:183-195.
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Record number: 517059