Luteococcus

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Luteococcus

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Number of species cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Luteococcus Tamura et al. 1994, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Luteococcus japonicus Tamura et al. 1994.
Etymology: L. adj. luteus, yellow; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Luteococcus, yellow coccus.
Reference: TAMURA (T.), TAKEUCHI (M.) and YOKOTA (A.): Luteococcus japonicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new gram-positive coccus with LL-diaminopimelic acid in the cell wall. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 348-356.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> Luteococcus Tamura et al. 1994 emend. Collins et al. 2000.
Type species: ¤ Luteococcus japonicus Tamura et al. 1994.
Etymology: L. adj. luteus, yellow; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Luteococcus, yellow coccus.
Reference: COLLINS (M.D.), LAWSON (P.A.), NIKOLAITCHOUK (N.) and FALSEN (E.): Luteococcus peritonei sp. nov., isolated from the human peritoneum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 179-181.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Luteococcus japonicus Tamura et al. 1994, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 51526 = CCUG 38731 = CIP 104067 = DSM 10546 = IFO (now NBRC) 12422 = JCM 9415 = VKM Ac-1951.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D85487.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. japonicus, of or pertaining to Japan, where the organisms were isolated.
Reference: TAMURA (T.), TAKEUCHI (M.) and YOKOTA (A.): Luteococcus japonicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new gram-positive coccus with LL-diaminopimelic acid in the cell wall. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 348-356.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Luteococcus peritonei Collins et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC BAA-60 = CCUG 38120 = CIP 106441 = JCM 11685.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ132334.
Etymology: L. n. peritoneum, the membrane enclosing the intestines contained in the abdomen, the peritoneum; L. gen. neut. n. peritonei, of the peritoneum.
Reference: COLLINS (M.D.), LAWSON (P.A.), NIKOLAITCHOUK (N.) and FALSEN (E.): Luteococcus peritonei sp. nov., isolated from the human peritoneum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 179-181.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Luteococcus sanguinis Collins et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CCUG 33897 = CIP 107216 = JCM 12371.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ416758.
Etymology: L. gen. n. sanguinis, of blood.
Reference: COLLINS (M.D.), HUTSON (R.A.), NIKOLAITCHOUK (N.), NYBERG (A.) and FALSEN (E.): Luteococcus sanguinis sp. nov., isolated from human blood. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1889-1891.
Original article in IJSEM Online