Genus Melissococcus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
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).
Melissococcus Bailey and Collins 1983, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Melissococcus plutonius corrig. (ex White 1912) Bailey and Collins 1983.
Etymology: Gr. n. melissa, bee; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Melissococcus, coccus of the (honey) bee.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 11. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 672-674.
Effective publication: BAILEY (L.) and COLLINS (M.D.): Reclassification of "Streptococcus pluton" (White) in a new genus Melissococcus as Melissococcus pluton nom. rev.; comb. nov. J. Appl. Bacteriol., 1982, 53, 215-217.
Validation List no. 11 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: On the Validation List no. 11, this name is incorrectly cited as Melisococcus (sic).
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.) and KUDO (T.): Corrigenda to the Validation Lists. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1933-1938.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Melissococcus plutonius corrig. (ex White 1912) Bailey and Collins 1983, nom. rev., comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 35311= CIP 104052 = LMG 20360 = NCIMB 702443 (formerly NCDO 2443).
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY862507, AP012200 (complete genome).
Synonym: "Streptococcus pluton" (White 1912) Gubler 1954.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. plutonius, of or belonging to Pluto (the king of the Lower World).
Valid publication: Validation List no. 11. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 672-674.
Effective publication: BAILEY (L.) and COLLINS (M.D.): Reclassification of "Streptococcus pluton" (White) in a new genus Melissococcus as Melissococcus pluton nom. rev.; comb. nov. J. Appl. Bacteriol., 1982, 53, 215-217.
Validation List no. 11 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Notes:
- The original spelling of the specific epithet, pluton (sic), has been corrected by Trüper and De' Clari 1998.
- On the Validation List no. 11, this name is incorrectly cited as Melisococcus (sic) pluton.
Reference: TRÜPER (H.G.) and DE' CLARI (L.): Taxonomic note: erratum and correction of further specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 615.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.) and KUDO (T.): Corrigenda to the Validation Lists. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1933-1938.
Original article in IJSEM Online