Tetragenococcus

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

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (--->) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

Number of species cited in this file: 5
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 2

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

Tetragenococcus Collins et al. 1993, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Tetragenococcus halophilus (Mees 1934) Collins et al. 1993.
Etymology: Gr. pref. tetra, four; G. suff. -genes (from Gr. v. gennaô) producing or forming; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Tetragenococcus, tetrad arrangement of cocci.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 44. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 188-189. [COLLINS (M.D.), WILLIAMS (A.M.) and WALLBANKS (S.): The phylogeny of Aerococcus and Pediococcus as determined by 16S rRNA sequence analysis: description of Tetragenococcus gen. nov. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 1990, 70, 255-262.]
Validation List N° 44 in IJSEM Online

Note: The genus Tetragenococcus (effective publication: Collins et al. 1990, type species: Tetragenococcus halophilus) appears also on the validation list n° 49 [1]. The date of valid publication of this name is in fact that of the first citation in a Validation List (List n° 44, published 7 January 1993) [2].
References:
1 VALIDATION LIST N° 49. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 370-371.
Validation List N° 49 in IJSEM Online
2 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and KUDO (T.): Corrigenda to the Validation Lists. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1933-1938.
Original article by Euzéby and Kudo in IJSEM Online

Tetragenococcus halophilus (Mees 1934) Collins et al. 1993, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 33315 = CCUG 32204 = CIP 102263 = DSM 20339 = IAM 1676 = JCM 5888 = LMG 11490 = NBRC 100498 = NCIMB 12011 (formerly NCDO 1635).
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D88668.
Basonym: ¤ Pediococcus halophilus Mees 1934 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonyms: "Tetracocccus N° 1" Orla-Jensen 1919, "Sarcina hamaguchiae" Saito 1907, "Pediococcus soyae" Sakaguchi 1958.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 44. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 188-189. [COLLINS (M.D.), WILLIAMS (A.M.) and WALLBANKS (S.): The phylogeny of Aerococcus and Pediococcus as determined by 16S rRNA sequence analysis: description of Tetragenococcus gen. nov. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 1990, 70, 255-262.]
Validation List N° 44 in IJSEM Online

Notes:
1 The species Tetragenococcus halophilus (effective publication: Collins et al. 1990, type strain: strain ATCC 33315 = DSM 20339 = NCDO 1635) appears also on the validation list n° 49 [1]. On the validation list n° 49, this name is cited as Tetragenococcus halophila (sic). The date of valid publication of this name is in fact that of the first citation in a Validation List (List n° 44, published 7 January 1993) [2].
References:
1 VALIDATION LIST N° 49. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 370-371.
Validation List N° 49 in IJSEM Online
2 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and KUDO (T.): Corrigenda to the Validation Lists. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1933-1938.
Original article by Euzéby and Kudo in IJSEM Online
2: Subsequently, this species has been divided into subspecies (see: below).

Tetragenococcus halophilus subsp. flandriensis Justé et al. 2012, subsp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain T5 = DSM 23766 = LMG 26042.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU522087.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. flandriensis, of or belonging to Flandria, the old name for Flanders, Belgium.
Reference: JUSTÉ (A.), VAN TRAPPEN (S.), VERRETH (C.), CLEENWERCK (I.), DE VOS (P.), LIEVENS (B.) and WILLEMS (K.A.): Characterization of Tetragenococcus strains from sugar thick juice reveals a novel species, Tetragenococcus osmophilus sp. nov., and divides Tetragenococcus halophilus into two subspecies, T. halophilus subsp. halophilus subsp. nov. and T. halophilus subsp. flandriensis subsp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 129-137.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Tetragenococcus halophilus subsp. halophilus (Mees 1934) Justé et al. 2012, subsp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 33315 = CCUG 32204 = CIP 102263 = DSM 20339 = IAM 1676 = JCM 5888 = LMG 11490 = NBRC 100498 = NCIMB 12011 (formerly NCDO 1635).
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D88668.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving.
Reference: JUSTÉ (A.), VAN TRAPPEN (S.), VERRETH (C.), CLEENWERCK (I.), DE VOS (P.), LIEVENS (B.) and WILLEMS (K.A.): Characterization of Tetragenococcus strains from sugar thick juice reveals a novel species, Tetragenococcus osmophilus sp. nov., and divides Tetragenococcus halophilus into two subspecies, T. halophilus subsp. halophilus subsp. nov. and T. halophilus subsp. flandriensis subsp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 129-137.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Notes:
1 In the paper by Justé et al. 2012, Tetragenococcus halophilus subsp. halophilus (Mees 1934) Justé et al. 2012 is erroneously cited as Tetragenococcus halophilus subsp. halophilus (Mees 1934) Collins et al. 1993.
2 The IAM number 1676, cited in the original publication, is associated with a collection that had ceased to operate prior to publication of the paper. The JCM has accessed many of the IAM strains. IAM 1676 was accessed as JCM 5888.

Tetragenococcus koreensis Lee et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain JS = DSM 16501 = JCM 18085 = KCTC 3924 = LMG 22864.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY690334.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. koreensis, pertaining to Korea, the origin of the sample of the traditional food, kimchi, from which the type strain was isolated.
Reference: LEE (M.), KIM (M.K.), VANCANNEYT (M.), SWINGS (J.), KIM (S.H.), KANG (M.S.) and LEE (S.T.): Tetragenococcus koreensis sp. nov., a novel rhamnolipid-producing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1409-1413.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Tetragenococcus muriaticus Satomi et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain X-1 = CCUG 41880 = CIP 105747 = JCM 10006 = LMG 18498 = NBRC 100499.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D88824.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. muriaticus, pickled or lying in brine.
Reference: SATOMI (M.), KIMURA (B.), MIZOI (M.), SATO (T.) and FUJII (T.): Tetragenococcus muriaticus sp. nov., a new moderately halophilic lactic acid bacterium isolated from fermented squid liver sauce. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 832-836.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Tetragenococcus osmophilus Justé et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain T1 = DSM 23765 = LMG 26041.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU522083.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. osmophilus (from Gr. n. ōsmos, impulse and Gr. masc. adj. philos, friend, loving), osmophile, impulse-loving.
Reference: JUSTÉ (A.), VAN TRAPPEN (S.), VERRETH (C.), CLEENWERCK (I.), DE VOS (P.), LIEVENS (B.) and WILLEMS (K.A.): Characterization of Tetragenococcus strains from sugar thick juice reveals a novel species, Tetragenococcus osmophilus sp. nov., and divides Tetragenococcus halophilus into two subspecies, T. halophilus subsp. halophilus subsp. nov. and T. halophilus subsp. flandriensis subsp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 129-137.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Tetragenococcus solitarius (Collins et al. 1989) Ennahar and Cai 2005, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 885/78 = ATCC 49428 = CCUG 29293 = CIP 103330 = DSM 5634 = JCM 8736 = LMG 12890 = NBRC 100494 = NCTC 12193.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ301840.
Basonym: ¤ Enterococcus solitarius Collins et al. 1989.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. solitarius, alone, lonely, solitary.
Reference: ENNAHAR (S.) and CAI (Y.): Biochemical and genetic evidence for the transfer of Enterococcus solitarius Collins et al. 1989 to the genus Tetragenococcus as Tetragenococcus solitarius comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 589-592.
Original article in IJSEM Online