Genus Saccharococcus
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, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
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).
Saccharococcus Nystrand 1984, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Saccharococcus thermophilus Nystrand 1984.
Etymology: Gr. n. sakchâr, sugar; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Saccharococcus, the sugar coccus, a coccus isolated from beet sugar extraction.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 16. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 503-504.
Effective publication: NYSTRAND (R.): Saccharococcus thermophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from beet sugar extraction. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1984, 5, 204-219.
Validation List no. 16 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Saccharococcus caldoxylosilyticus Ahmad et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) S1812 = ATCC 700356= DSM 12041.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF067651.
Etymology: L. adj. caldus, hot; N.L. neut. n. xylosum, xylose; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um (from Gr. adj. lutikos -ê -on), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. caldoxylosilyticus, hot and xylose-degrading.
Valid publication: AHMAD (S.), SCOPES (R.K.), REES (G.N.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Saccharococcus caldoxylosilyticus sp. nov., an obligately thermophilic, xylose-utilizing, endospore-forming bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 517-523.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: In the paper by Ahmad et al. 2000, the type strain DSM 12041 is cited as DSM 97-987.
→ ¤ Geobacillus caldoxylosilyticus (Ahmad et al. 2000) Fortina et al. 2001, comb. nov.
Saccharococcus thermophilus Nystrand 1984, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 657 = ATCC 43125= CCM 3586 = DSM 4749.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L09227.
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. thermophillus, heat-loving.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 16. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 503-504.
Effective publication: NYSTRAND (R.): Saccharococcus thermophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from beet sugar extraction. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1984, 5, 204-219.
Validation List no. 16 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online