Genus Stomatococcus
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: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Stomatococcus Bergan and Kocur 1982, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Stomatococcus mucilaginosus (ex Migula 1900) Bergan and Kocur 1982.
Etymology: Gr. n. stoma -atos, mouth; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, a berry), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Stomatococcus, coccus pertaining to the mouth.
Valid publication: BERGAN (T.) and KOCUR (M.): Stomatococcus mucilaginosus gen. nov., sp. nov., ep. rev., a member of the family Micrococcaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1982, 32, 374-377.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Rothia Georg and Brown 1967 (Approved Lists 1980).
Note: Collins et al. 2000 propose to transfer ¤ Stomatococcus mucilaginosus (ex Migula 1900) Bergan and Kocur 1982 (the type species of the genus Stomatococcus) to the genus ¤ Rothia as ¤ Rothia mucilaginosa (Bergan and Kocur 1982) Collins et al. 2000, comb. nov. According to Rule 37a, bacteriologists adhering to this proposal must change the name Stomatococcus to ¤ Rothia.
Reference: COLLINS (M.D.), HUTSON (R.A.), BÅVERUD (V.) and FALSEN (E.): Characterization of a Rothia-like organism from a mouse: description of Rothia nasimurium sp. nov. and reclassification of Stomatococcus mucilaginosus as Rothia mucilaginosa comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1247-1251.
Stomatococcus mucilaginosus (ex Migula 1900) Bergan and Kocur 1982, nom. rev., comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 25296= CCM 2417 = CCUG 20962 = CIP 71.14 = DSM 20746 = IFO (now NBRC) 15673 = JCM 10910 = NCTC 10663.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X87758.
Synonym: "Micrococcus mucilaginosus" Migula 1900.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. mucilaginosus, slimy.
Valid publication: BERGAN (T.) and KOCUR (M.): Stomatococcus mucilaginosus gen. nov., sp. nov., ep. rev., a member of the family Micrococcaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1982, 32, 374-377.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Rothia mucilaginosa (Bergan and Kocur 1982) Collins et al. 2000, comb. nov.