Genus Luteococcus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 4
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
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.
Valid publication: 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.
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→ Luteococcus Tamura et al. 1994 emend. Collins et al. 2000.
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.
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Luteococcus japonicus Tamura et al. 1994, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 51526= CCUG 38731 = CIP 104067 = DSM 10546 = IFO (now NBRC) 12422 = JCM 9415 = VKM Ac-1951.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D85487.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. japonicus, of or pertaining to Japan, where the organisms were isolated.
Valid publication: 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.
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Luteococcus peritonei Collins et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC BAA-60 = CCUG 38120 = CIP 106441 = JCM 11685.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for 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.
Valid publication: 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.
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Luteococcus sanguinis Collins et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 33897 = CIP 107216 = JCM 12371.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ416758.
Etymology: L. gen. n. sanguinis, of blood.
Valid publication: 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.
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Luteococcus sediminum Fan et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) XH208=DSM 27277=JCM 19259.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC986353.
Etymology: L. gen. pl. n. sediminum, of sediments, pertaining to source of isolation.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: FAN, X., ZHANG, Z., LI, Z. and ZHANG, X.-H. 2014. Luteococcus sediminum sp. nov., isolated from deep subseafloor sediment of the South Pacific Gyre. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 2522-2527.
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